Leviticus 16:29

Fasting Repentance

²⁷ The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.

²⁸ The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—

³⁰ because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

³¹ It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—
KJV: And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
WEB: “It shall be a statute to you forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no kind of work, whether native-born or a stranger who lives as a foreigner among you;
ASV: And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you:
DARBY: And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you. In the seventh month, on the tenth of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, the home-born, and the stranger that sojourneth among you;
BLB: And it shall be an everlasting statute for you⁺: In the seventh month on the tenth of the month you⁺ shall afflict your⁺ souls, and you⁺ shall not do any work—the native and the sojourner who is sojourning in your⁺ midst.

ÅB: Og dette skal være en evig lov for dere: I den syvende måned, på den tiende dag i måneden, skal dere faste og ikke gjøre noe arbeid, hverken den innfødte eller den fremmede som bor iblant dere.
OTB: Dette skal være en evig forskrift for dere: I den sjuende måneden, på den tiende dagen, skal dere ydmyke dere og ikke gjøre noe arbeid, enten dere er innfødte eller fremmede som bor blant dere,
B1930: Og dette skal være en evig lov for eder: I den syvende måned, på den tiende dag i måneden, skal I faste og ikke gjøre noget arbeid, hverken den innfødte eller den fremmede som bor iblandt eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Numbers 29:7
On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
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Isaiah 58:3
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
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Psalms 35:13
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
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Leviticus 23:21
On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.
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Leviticus 23:7–8
On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.
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Isaiah 58:5
Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
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Leviticus 23:36
For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
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Leviticus 23:27–32
“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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