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Numbers 28:18

16 The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.

17 On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten.

On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.

19 Present to the LORD an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.

20 The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil; offer three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,

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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.

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BSB
On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
KJV
In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
WEB
In the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work,
ASV
In the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work;
DARBY
On the first day 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 skal dere holde en hellig samling og ikke gjøre noe tungt 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

  • Exodus 12:16

    On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.

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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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