Leviticus 23:35
33 And the LORD said to Moses,
34 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.
On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
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.
37 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting offerings by fire to the LORD—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its designated day.
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
- On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
- KJV
- On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
- WEB
- On the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.
- ASV
- On the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.
- DARBY
- On the first day there shall be a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do.
- BLB
- On the first day [is] a holy convocation; you⁺ shall not do any customary work.
- ÅB
- På den første dag skal det være en hellig sammenkomstdere skal ikke gjøre noen arbeidsgjerning.
- OTB
- På den første dagen er en hellig sammenkomst; dere skal ikke gjøre noe vanlig arbeid.
- B1930
- På den første dag skal det være en hellig sammenkomst; I skal ikke gjøre nogen arbeidsgjerning.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 23:24–25
“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.
Read in contextLeviticus 23:7–8
On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.
Read in context