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Complete Jewish Bible

Numbers 29:1

"‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary work; it is a day of blowing the shofar for you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Rest;   Sanitation;   Trumpets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Feast;   Feasts;   Hebrew;   Trumpets;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feasts of Trumpets, the;   Trumpet;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Trumpet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Sanctification;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Convocation;   Festivals, Religious;   Trumpets, Feast of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cornet;   Trumpets, Feast of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Festivals;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Numbers, Book of;   Trumpets, Feast of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sheep, Shepherd;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Convocation;   Trumpets, Feast of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Offering;   Trumpets feast of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sacrifice;   Trumpets, Feast of,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Calendar;   Sabbath and Feasts;   Time Given to Religion;   Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Astronomy;   Atonement, Day of;   Feasts, and Fasts;   Talmud;   Trumpets, Feast of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Commandments, the 613;   Festivals;   Hafá¹­arah;   Kawwanah;   New-Year;   Shofar;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.
King James Version
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
Lexham English Bible
"‘On the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work. It will be a day for you of blowing trumpets.
English Standard Version
"On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
New Century Version
"‘Have a holy meeting on the first day of the seventh month, and don't work on that day. That is the day you blow the trumpets.
New English Translation
"‘On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a holy assembly. You must not do your ordinary work, for it is a day of blowing trumpets for you.
Amplified Bible
'On the first day of the seventh month, you shall have a holy [summoned] assembly; you shall do no laborious work. It will be for you a day of blowing the trumpets (the shophar, ram's horn).
New American Standard Bible
'Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer, in the first day of the seuenth moneth ye shall haue an holy conuocation: ye shall doe no seruile worke therein: it shall be a day of blowing the trumpets vnto you.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: On the first day of the seventh month, you must rest from your work and come together to celebrate at the sound of the trumpets.
Darby Translation
And in the seventh month, on the first of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do; a day of blowing the trumpets shall it be unto you.
Easy-to-Read Version
"There will be a special meeting on the first day of the seventh month. You will not do any work on that day. That is the day for blowing the trumpets.
George Lamsa Translation
AND on the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of hard work; it is a day of blowing trumpets to you.
Good News Translation
On the first day of the seventh month you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done. On that day trumpets are to be blown.
Christian Standard Bible®
“You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work. This will be a day of trumpet blasts for you.
Literal Translation
And in the seventh month, on the first of the month you shall have a holy gathering; you shall do no work of service. It shall be a day of blowing the trumpets to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the fyrst daye of the seuenth moneth shal be with you an holy couocacion. No seruyle worke shal ye do therin, for it is the daye of youre trompet blowinge.
American Standard Version
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets unto you.
Bible in Basic English
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, let there be a holy meeting; on it you may do no field-work; let the day be marked by the blowing of horns;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the first day of the seuenth moneth ye shall haue an holy couocation, ye shal do then no seruile worke: For it is a day of blowyng the trumpettes vnto you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no manner of servile work; it is a day of blowing the horn unto you.
King James Version (1611)
And in the seuenth moneth, on the first day of the moneth, ye shall haue an holy conuocation, yee shall doe no seruile worke: it is a day of blowing the trumpets vnto you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be to you a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work: it shall be to you a day of blowing the trumpets.
English Revised Version
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets unto you.
Berean Standard Bible
On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the firste dai of the seuenthe monethe schal be hooli, and worschipful to you; ye schulen not do ony seruyle werk ther ynne, for it is the day of sownyng, and of trumpis.
Young's Literal Translation
`And in the seventh month, in the first of the month, a holy convocation ye have, ye do no servile work; a day of shouting it is to you;
Update Bible Version
And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in the seventh month, on the first [day] of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets to you.
World English Bible
In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.
New King James Version
Leviticus 23:23-25">[xr] "And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets.
New Living Translation
"Celebrate the Festival of Trumpets each year on the first day of the appointed month in early autumn. You must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work.
New Life Bible
‘You will have a holy gathering on the first day of the seventh month. You must do no hard work. It is a day for you to blow the horns.
New Revised Standard
On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And in the seventh month, on the first of the month, a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, no laborious work, shall ye do, - a day of loud acclamation, shall it be unto you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The first day also of the seventh month shall be venerable and holy unto you; you shall do no servile work therein, because it is the day of the sounding and of trumpets.
Revised Standard Version
"On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
THE MESSAGE
"On the first day of the seventh month, gather in holy worship and do no regular work. This is your Day-of-Trumpet-Blasts. Sacrifice a Whole-Burnt-Offering: one young bull, one ram, and seven male yearling lambs—all healthy—as a pleasing fragrance to God . Prepare a Grain-Offering of six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil for the bull, four quarts for the ram, and two quarts for each lamb, plus a he-goat as an Absolution-Offering to atone for you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.

Contextual Overview

1 "‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary work; it is a day of blowing the shofar for you. 2 Prepare a burnt offering to make a fragrant aroma for Adonai — one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs in their first year and without defect — 3 with their grain offering, consisting of fine flour mixed with olive oil — six quarts for the bull, four quarts for the ram, 4 and two quarts for each of the seven lambs — 5 also one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you. 6 This is to be in addition to the burnt offering for Rosh-Hodesh with its grain offering, the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to the rule for them; this will be a fragrant aroma, an offering made by fire to Adonai . 7 "‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy convocation. You are to deny yourselves, and you are not to do any kind of work; 8 but you are to present a burnt offering to Adonai to make a fragrant aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs in their first year (they are to be without defect for you), 9 with their grain offering, fine flour mixed with olive oil, six quarts for the bull, four quarts for the one ram, 10 and two quarts for each of the seven lambs;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the seventh: That is, the month Tisri, the seventh month of their ecclesiastical year, but the first of their civil year, answering to our September. This, which was their new year's day, was a time of great festivity, and ushered in by the blowing of trumpets; whence it was also called the feast of blowing the trumpets. In imitation of this Jewish festival, different nations began the new year with sacrifices and festivity. The ancient Egyptians did so; and the Persians also celebrated their nawee rooz, or new year's day, which they held on the vernal equinox, and which "lasted ten days, during which all ranks seemed to participate in one general joy. The rich sent presents to the poor; all were dressed in their holiday clothes; all kept open house; and religious processions, music, dancing, a species of theatrical exhibition, rustic sports, and other pastimes, presented a continued round of varied amusement. Even the dead, and the ideal beings were not forgotten; rich viands being placed on the tops of houses and high towers, on the flavour of which the Peris, and spirits of their departed heroes and friends, were supposed to feast." After the Mohammedan conquest of Persia, the celebration of this period sensibly declined, and at last totally ceased, till the time of Jelaladdin - about ad 1082 who, coming to the crown at the vernal equinox, re-established the ancient festival, which has ever since been celebrated with pomp and acclamations. Leviticus 23:24, Leviticus 23:25, Ezra 3:6, Nehemiah 7:73

the first day of the month: The monthly sacrifices were regulated by the new moons; and it is probable that the solemn sacrifices were appointed by God, to prevent the idolatry which was usual among the heathen at this period; who expressed the most extravagant rejoicings on the first appearance of the new moon. Moses, however, used the return of the moon only as one of the most natural and convenient measures of time; and appointed sacrifices to Jehovah, to prevent the Israelites from falling into the idolatries of their heathen neighbours. In the serene climate of Arabia and Judea, its first faint crescent is, for the most part, visible to all.

blowing: Numbers 10:1-10, 1 Chronicles 15:28, Psalms 81:3, Psalms 89:15, Isaiah 27:13, Zechariah 9:14, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Romans 10:14-18, Romans 15:16-19

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:16 - first day Numbers 10:10 - in the day Numbers 15:3 - in your Numbers 28:25 - ye shall do 2 Chronicles 31:3 - for the new moons Ezra 3:1 - the seventh Nehemiah 8:2 - the first Nehemiah 8:9 - This day

Cross-References

Genesis 24:10
(iii) Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and all kinds of gifts from his master, got up and went to Aram-Naharayim, to Nachor's city.
Genesis 25:20
Yitz'chak was forty years old when he took Rivkah, the daughter of B'tu'el the Arami from Paddan-Aram and sister of Lavan the Arami, to be his wife.
Genesis 29:5
He asked them, "Do you know Lavan the [grand]son of Nachor?" They said, "We do."
Genesis 29:7
He said, "Look, there's still plenty of daylight left; and it isn't time to bring the animals home; so water the sheep; then go, and put them out to pasture."
Genesis 29:20
So Ya‘akov worked seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him, because he was so much in love with her.
Genesis 29:23
In the evening he took Le'ah his daughter and brought her to Ya‘akov, and he went in and slept with her.
Numbers 23:7
he made his pronouncement: "Balak, the king of Mo'av, brings me from Aram, from the eastern hills, saying, ‘Come, curse Ya‘akov for me; come and denounce Isra'el.'
Judges 6:3
One time, after Isra'el's sowing season, Midyan, with ‘Amalek and others from the east, attacked them.
Judges 6:33
Now all Midyan, ‘Amalek and the others from the east joined forces, crossed the Yarden, and set up camp in the Yizre‘el Valley.
Judges 7:12
Now Midyan, ‘Amalek and all the others from the east had settled in the valley as thick as locusts; their camels too were beyond counting, like the sand on the seashore.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in the seventh month,.... The month Tisri, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of our September and October; a month famous for days to be religiously observed, having more of them in it than any other month in the year:

on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; see Leviticus 23:24,

ye shall do no servile work; therefore, in the place referred to, is called a sabbath:

it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you; of which,

Leviticus 23:24- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The ordinance of the Feast of Trumpets was to be observed on the opening day of that month within which the great Day of the Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles fell (compare Leviticus 23:23 ff). The special offering for the day anticipated that of the great Day of Atonement.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXIX

The feast of trumpets on the first day of the seventh month,

and its sacrifices, 1-6.

The feast of expiation, or annual atonement, on the tenth

day of the same month, with its sacrifices, 7-11.

The feast of tabernacles, held on the fifteenth day of the same

month, with its eight days' offerings, 12.

The offerings of the first day, thirteen bullocks, two rams,

fourteen lambs, and one kid, 13-16.

The offerings of the second day, twelve bullocks, two rams,

fourteen lambs, and one kid, 17-19.

The offerings of the third day, eleven bullocks; the rest as

before, 20-22.

The offerings of the fourth day, ten bullocks; the rest as

before, 23-25.

The offerings of the fifth day, nine bullocks, c., 26-28.

The offerings of the sixth day, eight bullocks, &c., 29-31.

The offerings of the seventh day, seven bullocks, &c., 32-34.

The offerings of the eighth day, one bullock, one ram, seven

lambs, and one goat, 35-38.

These sacrifices to be offered, and feasts to be kept, besides

vows, freewill-offerings, &c., &c., 39.

Moses announces all these things to the people, 40.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXIX

Verse Numbers 29:1. And in the seventh month, &c. — This was the beginning of their civil year, and was a time of great festivity, and was ushered in by the blowing of trumpets. It answers to a part of our September. In imitation of the Jews different nations began their new year with sacrifices and festivity. The ancient Egyptians did so and the Persians still celebrate their [Persian] nawi rooz, or new year's day, which they hold on the vernal equinox. The first day of the year is generally a time of festivity in all civilized nations. On this day the Israelites offered one young bullock, one ram, seven lambs, and a kid, for a sin-offering, besides minchahs or meat-offerings.


 
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