Leviticus 23 · Verse 32

Leviticus 23:32

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.
Leviticus 23:32, King James Version

Leviticus 23:32 in other translations

BSBIt will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath.”
WEBIt shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”
ASVIt shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath.
YLTIt is a sabbath of rest to you, and ye have humbled yourselves in the ninth of the month at even; from evening till evening ye do keep your sabbath.'
DARBYA sabbath of rest shall it be unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls. On the ninth of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
BBELet this be a Sabbath of special rest to you, and keep yourselves from all pleasure; on the ninth day of the month at nightfall from evening to evening, let this Sabbath be kept.
WebsterIt shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls in the ninth day of the month at evening: from evening to evening shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

What does Leviticus 23:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:27-32

27-32. 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 23:23-32

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…

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Leviticus 23:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שַׁבַּ֨תsha.Bat[is] a sabbath ofH7676
שַׁבָּת֥וֹןsha.ba.Tonsabbath observanceH7677
הוּא֙hu'itH1931
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemto <the> you
וְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.Temand you will afflictH6031
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.Khemselves yourH5315
בְּתִשְׁעָ֤הbe.tish.'Ahon [day] nineH8672
לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
בָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revin the eveningH6153
מֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revfrom eveningH6153
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עֶ֔רֶב'E.reveveningH6153
תִּשְׁבְּת֖וּtish.be.Tuyou will ceaseH7673
שַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם\׃\ \פsha.ba.te.Khemsabbath yourH7676

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Cross references for Leviticus 23:32

  • Leviticus 16:31

    It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

  • Psalms 69:10-11

    When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

  • Psalms 35:13

    But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

  • Leviticus 23:27

    Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Psalms 51:17

    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

  • Matthew 11:28-30

    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

  • Isaiah 58:3-7

    Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? …

  • 1 Corinthians 11:31

    For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

  • Hebrews 4:11

    Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

  • Matthew 5:4

    Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

  • Isaiah 61:3

    To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • Hebrews 4:3

    For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a sabbath.
16:31; Mt 11:28-30; Heb 4:3,11
afflict.
27; Ps 35:13; 51:17; 69:10,11; 126:5,6; Isa 57:15,18,19; 58:3-7
Isa 61:3; Mt 5:4; 1Co 11:31
celebrate your sabbath. Heb. rest.

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Context

  • Leviticus 23:31

    Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

  • Leviticus 23:32

    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.

  • Leviticus 23:33

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Leviticus 23:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sábado de reposo será á vosotros, y afligiréis vuestras almas, comenzando á los nueve del mes en la tarde: de tarde á tarde holgaréis vuestro sábado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est un sabbat de repos pour vous, et vous affligerez vos âmes. Le neuvième jour du mois, au soir, d’un soir à l’autre soir, vous célébrerez votre sabbat.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ein Sabbath der Ruhe soll er für euch sein, und ihr sollt eure Seelen kasteien; am Neunten des Monats, am Abend, vom Abend bis zum Abend sollt ihr euren Sabbath feiern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sabbatum requietionis est, et affligetis animas vestras die nono mensis: a vespera usque ad vesperam celebrabitis sabbata vestra.