Numbers 29 · Verse 35

Numbers 29:35

On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:

Numbers 29:35, King James Version

Numbers 29:35 in other translations

BSB	On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
WEB	“‘On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work;
ASV	On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work;
YLT	‘On the eighth day a restraint ye have, ye do no servile work;
DARBY	On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: no manner of servile work shall ye do.
BBE	On the eighth day let there be a holy meeting: you may do no field-work;
Webster	On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: in it ye shall do no servile work.

What does Numbers 29:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 29:35-40

35-40. On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly--The feast of tabernacles was brought to a close on the eighth day, which was the great day (Joh 7:37). Besides the common routine sacrifices, there were special offerings appointed for that day though these were fewer than on any of the preceding days; and there were also, as was natural on that occasion when vast multitudes were convened for a solemn religious purpose, many spontaneous gifts and services, so that there was full scope for the exercise of a devout spirit in the people, both for their obedience to the statutory offerings, and by the presentation of those which were made by free will or in consequence of vows.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly - This among the Jews was esteemed the chief or high day of the feast, though fewer sacrifices were offered on it than on the others; the people seem to have finished the solemnity with a greater measure of spiritual devotion, and it was on this day of the feast that our blessed Lord called the Jews from the letter to the spirit of the law, proposing himself as the sole fountain whence they could derive the streams of salvation, Joh 7:37. On the subject of this chapter see the notes on Lev 12:1-8 (note), Leviticus 16 (note), Leviticus 23 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 29:12-40

Soon after the day of atonement, the day in which men were to afflict their souls, followed the feast of Tabernacles, in which they were to rejoice before the Lord. Their days of rejoicing were to be days of sacrifices. A disposition to be cheerful does us good, when it encourages our hearts in the duties of God's service. All the days of dwelling in booths they must offer sacrifices; while we are here in a…

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Numbers 29:35 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.

בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmon the dayH3117

הַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.Ni<the> eighthH8066

עֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retan assemblyH6116

תִּהְיֶ֣הtih.Yehit will beH1961

לָכֶ֑םla.Khemto <the> you

כָּל\־kol-anyH3605

מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetwork ofH4399

עֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahservitudeH5656

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808

תַעֲשֽׂוּ\׃ta.'a.Suyou will doH6213

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Cross references for Numbers 29:35

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.
Revelation 7:9-17
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. …
John 7:37-39
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

eighth day.Though this day was properly a distinct festival, and esteemed the chief or high day of the feast, yet fewer sacrifices are appointed for it than for any of the foregoing seven. On every one of them two rams and fourteen lambs were offered; but on this day there were but half as many; and whereas seven bullocks were the fewest that were offered on any of those days, on this there was only one. At this feast, there was an extraordinary ceremony of which the rabbins inform us, namely, the drawing water out of the pool of Siloam, and pouring it, mixed with wine, on the sacrifice as it lay on the altar. This they are said to have done with such expressions of joy, that it became a common proverb, "He that never saw the rejoicing of drawing of water, never saw rejoicing in all his life." The Jews pretend to ground this custom on the following passage of Isaiah, (ch. 12:3,) "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation;" and to this ceremony Jesus is supposed to refer, when "in the last day, the great day of the feast, he stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink: he that believeth on me, as the Scripture saith, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water," (Joh 7:37, 38:) thereby calling off the people from their carnal mirth and festive and pompous ceremonies, to seek spiritual refreshment for their minds.
Le 23:36; Joh 7:37-39; Re 7:9-17

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Context

Numbers 29:34
And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers 29:35
On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:
Numbers 29:36
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

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Numbers 29:35 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El octavo día tendréis solemnidad: ninguna obra servil haréis:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Le huitième jour, vous aurez une fête solennelle; vous ne ferez aucune œuvre de service.
German Elberfelder 1871	Am achten Tage soll euch eine Festversammlung sein; keinerlei Dienstarbeit sollt ihr tun.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Die octavo, qui est celeberrimus, omne opus servile non facietis,