Verse (Click for Chapter) 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you do no work in this very day, for it is a day of atonements, to make atonement for you, before your God YHWH. 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. Smith's Literal Translation And any work ye shall not do in that self-same day, for it is a day of expiation, to expiate for you before Jehovah your God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou 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. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall do no servile work in the time of this day; for it is a day of propitiation, so that the Lord your God may be merciful to you. 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. 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall do no work on this same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. 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. 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 Hebrews 9:7 But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. Hebrews 10:3-4 Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, / because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Numbers 29:7 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. Isaiah 58:3-5 “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. / You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high. / Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD? Joel 2:15-16 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly. / Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. Acts 27:9 By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them, Hebrews 4:9-10 There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Numbers 15:30-31 But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people. / He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.” Isaiah 1:13-14 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. Matthew 12:6-8 But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here. / If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. / For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. Ezekiel 45:18-20 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary. / And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court. / You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple. 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth. Romans 14:5-6 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 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. Jump to Previous Atonement Atonements Behalf Clean Manner Self-Same Sin Sort WorkJump to Next Atonement Atonements Behalf Clean Manner Self-Same Sin Sort WorkLeviticus 23 1. The feasts of the Lord3. 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 You must not do any work on this day This phrase emphasizes the sanctity and solemnity of the Day of Atonement, known as Yom Kippur. The Hebrew word for "work" is "מְלָאכָה" (melachah), which refers to occupational or laborious tasks. The prohibition against work underscores the day's purpose as a time for spiritual reflection and repentance, rather than mundane activities. Historically, this commandment set apart the Israelites from surrounding cultures, highlighting their unique covenant relationship with God. The cessation of work symbolizes a complete focus on spiritual matters, encouraging believers to prioritize their relationship with God above all else. for it is a Day of Atonement when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God To make an atonement for you.--See Leviticus 16:30. Hebrew On thisהַזֶּ֑ה (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 Links Leviticus 23:28 NIVLeviticus 23:28 NLT Leviticus 23:28 ESV Leviticus 23:28 NASB Leviticus 23:28 KJV Leviticus 23:28 BibleApps.com Leviticus 23:28 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 23:28 Chinese Bible Leviticus 23:28 French Bible Leviticus 23:28 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 23:28 You shall do no manner of work (Le Lv Lev.) |
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