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Leviticus 23:7
7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work in it.
Leviticus 23:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no 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 you shall have 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 on it.
Context of Leviticus 23:7
5In the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the LORD’S passover. 6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread to the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work in it. 8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work in it . 9And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Read all of Leviticus 23Leviticus 23:7 word by word
בַּיּוֹם֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן מִקְרָא־קֹ֖דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Leviticus 23:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 In these verses, the Passover, or Paschal Supper, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, are plainly spoken of as distinct feasts. See Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:17; Numbers 28:16-17. Leviticus 23:5 See Exodus 12:6. According to the Hebrew mode of reckoning, the 15th day of the month began on the evening of the 14th. The day of holy convocation with which the Feast of Unleavened Bread commenced Leviticus 23:7 was the 15th, and that with…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-14Verses 4-14 The feast of the Passover was to continue seven days; not idle days, spent in sport, as many that are called Christians spend their holy-days. Offerings were made to the Lord at his altar; and the people were taught to employ their time in prayer, and praise, and godly meditation. The sheaf of first-fruits was typical of the Lord Jesus, who is risen from the dead as the First-fruits of them that slept. Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead on the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8Passover … Unleavened Bread: These feasts began on the evening before the exodus from Egypt (see Exodus 12:1–28). Israel had three major festivals: The Feast of Unleavened Bread, which begins the day after Passover (Deuteronomy 16:16) The Festival of Weeks (Leviticus 23:15–21) The Festival of Tabernacles (23:34–43)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85. the Lord's passover--(See Ex 12:2, 14, 18). The institution of the passover was intended to be a perpetual memorial of the circumstances attending the redemption of the Israelites, while it had a typical reference to a greater redemption to be effected for God's spiritual people. On the first and last days of this feast, the people were forbidden to work [Le 23:7, 8]; but while on the Sabbath they were not to do any work, on feast days they were…Read the comment
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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
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