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New Life Version

Numbers 29:7

‘You will have a holy gathering on the tenth day of this seventh month, and be without pride. You must not do any work.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Offerings;   Rest;   Sanitation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Atonement;   Convocation;   The Topic Concordance - Atonement;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Atonement, Day of;   Convocation;   Festivals, Religious;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Atonement, Day of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Festivals;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Atonement, Day of;   Fasting;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Day of Atonement ;   Sheep, Shepherd;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Atonement, Day of;   Convocation;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Atonement;   Offering;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Feasts;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement;   Atonement, Day of;   Feasts, and Fasts;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Burnt-offerings;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement, Day of;   Commandments, the 613;   Festivals;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no manner of work;
King James Version
And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:
Lexham English Bible
"‘And on the tenth of this seventh month you will have a holy convocation, and you will afflict yourselves; you will not do any work.
English Standard Version
"On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and afflict yourselves. You shall do no work,
New Century Version
"‘Have a holy meeting on the tenth day of the seventh month. On that day do not eat and do not work.
New English Translation
"‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves; you must not do any work on it.
Amplified Bible
'Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy [summoned] assembly [for the Day of Atonement]; and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.
New American Standard Bible
'Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye shal haue in ye tenth day of the seuenth moneth, an holy conuocation: and ye shall humble your soules, and shall not doe any worke therein:
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: The tenth day of the seventh month is the Great Day of Forgiveness. On that day you must rest from all work and come together for worship. Show sorrow for your sins by going without food,
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘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;
Darby Translation
And on the tenth of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; no manner of work shall ye do.
Easy-to-Read Version
"There will be a special meeting on the tenth day of the seventh month. During that day you must not eat any food, and you must not do any work.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month a holy convocation; and you shall do no manner of hard work;
Good News Translation
Gather for worship on the tenth day of the seventh month; eat no food and do no work.
Christian Standard Bible®
“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial; do not do any work.
Literal Translation
And on the tenth of this seventh month you shall have a holy gathering; you shall do no work of service, you shall humble your souls.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The tenth daye of this seuenth moneth shalbe an holy conuocacion wt you also, and ye shal humble youre soules, and do no seruyle worke therin,
American Standard Version
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall do no manner of work;
Bible in Basic English
And on the tenth day of this seventh month there will be a holy meeting; keep yourselves from pleasure, and do no sort of work;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye shall haue the tenth day of that moneth an holy conuocation, and ye shall humble your soules, and shall do no maner worke therin.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work;
King James Version (1611)
And ye shall haue on the tenth day of this seuenth moneth an holy conuocation; and yee shall afflict your soules: yee shall not doe any worke therein.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And on the tenth of this month there shall be to you a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls, and ye shall do no work.
English Revised Version
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work:
Berean Standard Bible
On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the tenthe dai of this seuenthe monethe schal be hooli and worschipful to you, and ye schulen turmente youre soulis; ye schulen not do ony seruyle werk ther ynne.
Young's Literal Translation
`And on the tenth of this seventh month a holy convocation ye have, and ye have humbled your souls; ye do no work;
Update Bible Version
And on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no manner of work;
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall have on the tenth [day] of this seventh month a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: [in it] ye shall not do any work.
World English Bible
On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no manner of work;
New King James Version
Leviticus 23:26-32">[xr] "On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls; you shall not do any work.
New Living Translation
"Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.
New Revised Standard
On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and deny yourselves; you shall do no work.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And on the tenth of this seventh month, a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, - when ye shall humble your souls, - no work, shall ye do;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The tenth day also of this seventh month shall be holy and venerable unto you, and you shall afflict your souls; you shall do no servile work therein.
Revised Standard Version
"On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and afflict yourselves; you shall do no work,
THE MESSAGE
"On the tenth day of this seventh month, gather in holy worship, humble yourselves, and do no work.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.

Contextual Overview

1 ‘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. 2 Give as a pleasing smell to the Lord a burnt gift of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old, all are to be perfect. 3 And give fine flour mixed with oil for their grain gift. Give three-tenths part of a basket for the bull, two-tenths part for the ram, 4 and one-tenth part for each of the seven lambs. 5 Then give one male goat for a sin gift, to pay for your sins. 6 These gifts should be besides the burnt gift of the new moon, and its grain gift, and each day's burnt gift and its grain gift, and their drink gifts. It must be done by the Law, for a pleasing smell, a gift by fire to the Lord. 7 ‘You will have a holy gathering on the tenth day of this seventh month, and be without pride. You must not do any work. 8 You will give to the Lord as a pleasing smell a burnt gift of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old, all are to be perfect. 9 And give fine flour mixed with oil for their grain gift. Give three-tenths part of a basket for the bull, two-tenths part for the one ram, 10 and a tenth part for each of the seven lambs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

on the tenth: Leviticus 16:29-31, Leviticus 23:27

afflict: Leviticus 16:29, Ezra 8:21, Psalms 35:13, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6, Isaiah 22:12, Isaiah 58:3-5, Zechariah 7:3, Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 5:4, Luke 13:3, Luke 13:5, Acts 27:9, Romans 6:6, 1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Corinthians 7:9-11, James 4:8-10

Reciprocal: Leviticus 16:3 - a young Leviticus 16:34 - an everlasting Numbers 30:13 - to afflict Daniel 10:12 - chasten Hebrews 10:3 - a remembrance

Cross-References

Genesis 29:9
He was still talking with them when Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she cared for them.
Genesis 29:10
When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of his mother's brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother's brother Laban, Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the top of the well. And he gave water to the flock of his mother's brother Laban.
Ephesians 5:16
Make the best use of your time. These are sinful days.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And ye shall have on the tenth day of the seventh month an holy convocation,.... The month Tisri, as before; so the Targum of Jonathan:

and ye shall afflict your souls; or persons; their bodies by fasting, and their souls by repentance and humiliation; for this was a grand fast, as it is called Acts 27:9,

ye shall not do any work [therein]; see Leviticus 23:28.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The offering on the great Day of Atonement was the same with that just specified. The great ceremonies of the day are described in Leviticus 16:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 29:7. On the tenth dayLeviticus 16:29; and "Leviticus 23:24".


 
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