Leviticus 23 · Verse 35

Leviticus 23:35

On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:35, King James Version

Leviticus 23:35 in other translations

BSBOn the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
WEBOn the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.
ASVOn the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.
YLTon the first day is a holy convocation, ye do no servile work,
DARBYOn the first day there shall be a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do.
BBEOn the first day there will be a holy meeting: do no field-work.
WebsterOn the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work in it.

What does Leviticus 23:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:34-44

34-44. the feast of tabernacles, for seven days unto the Lord--This festival, which was instituted in grateful commemoration of the Israelites having securely dwelt in booths or tabernacles in the wilderness, was the third of the three great annual festivals, and, like the other two, it lasted a week. It began on the fifteenth day of the month, corresponding to the end of our September and beginning of October…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 23:33-44

In the feast of Tabernacles there was a remembrance of their dwelling in tents, or booths, in the wilderness, as well as their fathers dwelling in tents in Canaan; to remind them of their origin and their deliverance. Christ's tabernacling on earth in human nature, might also be prefigured. And it represents the believer's life on earth: a stranger and pilgrim here below, his home and heart are above with his…

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Leviticus 23:35 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.

בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yom[is] on the dayH3117
הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> firstH7223
מִקְרָא\־mik.ra'-a convocation ofH4744
קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholinessH6944
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetwork ofH4399
עֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahservitudeH5656
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תַעֲשֽׂוּ\׃ta.'a.Suyou will doH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 23:35

  • Leviticus 23:24-25

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 23:7-8

    In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

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Context

  • Leviticus 23:34

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 23:35

    On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

  • Leviticus 23:36

    Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

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Leviticus 23:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El primer día habrá santa convocación: ninguna obra servil haréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le premier jour il y aura une sainte convocation; vous ne ferez aucune œuvre de service.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Am ersten Tage soll eine heilige Versammlung sein, keinerlei Dienstarbeit sollt ihr tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dies primus vocabitur celeberrimus atque sanctissimus: omne opus servile non facietis in eo.