Numbers 28:18

Numbers 28:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
• New International Version (NIV)On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work,
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work.

Context of Numbers 28:18

16And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of Yhwh. 17And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein: 19But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto Yhwh; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish: 20And their grain offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;

Numbers 28:18 word by word

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

• In the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• an holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• convocationמִקְרָאmiqrâ' · assemblyH4744
• ye shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• no manner of servileעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399

Cross-references for Numbers 28:18

• Ezekiel 45:21In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.
• Numbers 28:31Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his grain offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.
• Numbers 29:8But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto Yhwh for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
• Leviticus 22:20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
• Deuteronomy 15:21And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Yhwh thy God.
• Malachi 1:13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Yhwh of Armies; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith Yhwh.
• 1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

Commentaries on Numbers 28:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 The Passover offering was the same as that of the New moon, and was repeated on each of the seven days of the festival, thus marking the importance and the solemnity of the occasion. The details of the offering had not been previously prescribed.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-31Verses 16-31 By the sacrifices enjoined in this chapter, we are reminded of the continued power of the sacrifice of Christ, and of our continual need to depend thereon. No hurrying employments, or perilous situations, or prosperous circumstances, should cause slackness in our religious exercises; but should rather stir us up to greater diligence in seeking help from, or giving thanks to the Lord. And all is to be accompanied with repentance, faith is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-25The Passover, followed by the Feast of Unleavened Bread, was the first of five major annual feasts. It took place in early spring (March or April). The Passover did not require public sacrifices. It was a family event celebrated at home (see also 9:1–4; Exodus 12:1–13:10; Leviticus 23:5–8; Deuteronomy 16:1–8). This festival is important in the background of the Last Supper (see Matthew 26:17–19, 26–27; Mark 14:12; John 11:55; 12:1; 13:1; 18:28, 39; 19:14…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2516-25. in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover--The law for that great annual festival is given (Le 23:5), but some details are here introduced, as certain specified offerings are prescribed to be made on each of the seven days of unleavened bread [Nu 28:18-25].Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 28:18

• Bullock
• Feasts
• Passover
• Rest
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Flour
• Passover
• Sinoffering
• Ezekiel
• Feasts and Fasts
• Law in the Old Testament
• Numbers, Book of
• Pentateuch
• Priests and Levites
• Sacrifice

Commentaries on Numbers 28

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary