Leviticus 23:28
New International Version
Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.

New Living Translation
Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification are made for you, making you right with the LORD your God.

English Standard Version
And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible
On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.

King James Bible
And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

New King James Version
And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.

New American Standard Bible
You shall not do any work on this very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.

NASB 1995
“You shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.

NASB 1977
“Neither shall you do any work on this same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before Yahweh your God.

Amplified Bible
You shall not do any work on this same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.

Christian Standard Bible
On this particular day you are not to do any work, for it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the LORD your God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On this particular day you are not to do any work, for it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the LORD your God.

American Standard Version
And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Jehovah your God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you shall do no work in this day, because it is the day of atonement to atone for you before LORD JEHOVAH your God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ye shall do no work on this self-same day: for this is a day of atonement for you, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

Contemporary English Version
No one is to work on that day--it is the Great Day of Forgiveness, when sacrifices will be offered to me, so that I will forgive your sins.

Douay-Rheims Bible
You shall do no servile work in the time of this day: because it is a day of propitiation, that the Lord your God may be merciful unto you.

English Revised Version
And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't do any work that day. It is a special day for the payment for sins. It is a time when you make peace with the LORD your God.

Good News Translation
Do no work on that day, because it is the day for performing the ritual to take away sin.

International Standard Version
You are not to do any work that same day. It's the Day of Atonement, because your atonement is made in the presence of the LORD your God.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.

Literal Standard Version
and you do no work in this very day, for it is a day of atonements, to make atonement for you, before your God YHWH.

Majority Standard Bible
On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.

New American Bible
On this day you shall not do any work, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD, your God.

NET Bible
You must not do any work on this particular day, because it is a day of atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the LORD your God.

New Revised Standard Version
and you shall do no work during that entire day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.

New Heart English Bible
You shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall do no work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

World English Bible
You shall do no kind of work in that same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Yahweh your God.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye do no work in this self-same day, for it is a day of atonements, to make atonement for you, before Jehovah your God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Day of Atonement
27“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. 28On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God. 29If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.…

Cross References
Leviticus 16:34
This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins." And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Leviticus 23:27
"The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

Leviticus 16:34
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Isaiah 53:10
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

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Leviticus 23
1. The feasts of the Lord
3. the Sabbath
4. The Passover
9. The sheaf of firstfruits
15. The feast of Pentecost
22. Gleanings to be left for the poor
23. The feast of trumpets
26. The day of atonement
33. The feast of tabernacles














(28) And ye shall do no work.--Better, And ye shall do no manner of work, as the Authorised version has it in Leviticus 23:31 of this very chapter. (See Leviticus 16:29.) This is the only day which had to be kept like the sabbath, and on which no manner of work was allowed. (See Leviticus 23:3.)

To make an atonement for you.--See Leviticus 16:30.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
On this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

day
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

you are not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to do
תַעֲשׂ֔וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

any
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

work,
מְלָאכָה֙ (mə·lā·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it
ה֔וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is the Day
י֤וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of Atonement,
כִּפֻּרִים֙ (kip·pu·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3725: Expiation

when atonement is made
לְכַפֵּ֣ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for you
עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

before
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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