Leviticus 23:35

Leviticus 23:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
• New International Version (NIV)The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it.

Context of Leviticus 23:35

33And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 34Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths seven days to Jehovah. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do. 36Seven days ye shall present an offering by fire to Jehovah; on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall present an offering by fire to Jehovah: it is a solemn assembly; no manner of servile work shall ye do. 37These are the set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim as holy convocations, to present an offering by fire to Jehovah, a burnt-offering, and an oblation, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, everything upon its day;

Leviticus 23:35 word by word

בַּיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן מִקְרָא־קֹ֑דֶשׁ כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃Read the interlinear

• firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• convocationמִקְרָאmiqrâ' · assemblyH4744
• workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399

Cross-references for Leviticus 23:35

• Leviticus 23:7On the first day ye shall have a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do.

Commentaries on Leviticus 23:35

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-44Verses 33-44 In the feast of Tabernacles there was a remembrance of their dwelling in tents, or booths, in the wilderness, as well as their fathers dwelling in tents in Canaan; to remind them of their origin and their deliverance. Christ's tabernacling on earth in human nature, might also be prefigured. And it represents the believer's life on earth: a stranger and pilgrim here below, his home and heart are above with his Saviour. They would the more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-43During the Feast of Tabernacles, the Israelites lived in temporary shelters for seven days. This celebrated the time they spent in tents during their wilderness wanderings. It also reminded them of God's faithfulness during that period. For a list of sacrifices to be offered each day, see Numbers 29:12–34.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-4434-44. the feast of tabernacles, for seven days unto the Lord--This festival, which was instituted in grateful commemoration of the Israelites having securely dwelt in booths or tabernacles in the wilderness, was the third of the three great annual festivals, and, like the other two, it lasted a week. It began on the fifteenth day of the month, corresponding to the end of our September and beginning of October, which was observed as a Sabbath; and it…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 23:35

• Ethanim
• Offerings
• Rest
• Sanitation
• Seven
• Tabernacles, Feast of

In the dictionaries

• Celebrate
• Convocation
• Dwell
• Festivals, Religious
• Riddance
• Tabernacles, Feast of
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Feasts and Fasts
• Genesis

Commentaries on Leviticus 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings