Leviticus 23:32

Leviticus 23:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
• New International Version (NIV)It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath."
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.”

Context of Leviticus 23:32

30As for any person who does any work on this very day, that person I will eliminate from among his people. 31You shall not do any work. It is to be a permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.” 33Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord.

Leviticus 23:32 word by word

שַׁבַּ֨ת שַׁבָּת֥וֹן הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּתִשְׁעָ֤ה לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב מֵעֶ֣רֶב עַד־עֶ֔רֶב תִּשְׁבְּת֖וּ שַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

• a Sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• of completeשַׁבָּתוֹןshabbâthôn · sabbath observanceH7677
• for you, and you shall humbleעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• yourselvesנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• on the ninthתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• at eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• you shall keepשָׁבַתshâbath · to keepH7673

Cross-references for Leviticus 23:32

• Leviticus 16:31It is to be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, so that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.
• Matthew 11:28“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Hebrews 4:3For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My anger, They certainly shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.
• Leviticus 23:27“On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble yourselves and present an offering by fire to the Lord.
• Psalms 25:13His soul will dwell in prosperity, And his descendants will inherit the land.
• Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.
• Psalms 69:10When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my disgrace.
• Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears shall harvest with joyful shouting.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Isaiah 58:3‘Why have we fasted and You do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’ Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire, And oppress all your workers.
• Isaiah 61:3To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
• Matthew 5:4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• 1 Corinthians 11:31But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

Commentaries on Leviticus 23:32

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-32Verses 23-32 the blowing of trumpets represented the preaching of the gospel, by which men are called to repent of sin, and to accept the salvation of Christ, which was signified by the day of atonement. Also it invited to rejoice in God, and become strangers and pilgrims on earth, which was denoted by the feast of Tabernacles, observed in the same month. At the beginning of the year, they were called by this sound of trumpet to shake off spiritual…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3227-32. there shall be a day of atonement ... and ye shall afflict your souls--an unusual festival, at which the sins of the whole year were expiated. (See Le 16:29-34). It is here only stated that the severest penalty was incurred by the violation of this day.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 23:32

• Atonement
• Ethanim
• Humiliation and Self-Affliction
• Offerings
• Sabbath
• Sanitation
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Celebrate
• Day
• Dwell
• Fast
• Festivals, Religious
• Riddance
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Day and Night

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