Numbers 29:7
New International Version
“’On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves and do no work.

New Living Translation
“Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.

English Standard Version
“On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and afflict yourselves. You shall do no work,

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:

New King James Version
‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls; you shall not do any work.

New American Standard Bible
‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.

NASB 1995
‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.

NASB 1977
‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.

Amplified Bible
‘Then on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy [summoned] assembly [for the Day of Atonement]; and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work.

Christian Standard Bible
“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial; do not do any work.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial; you must not do any work.

American Standard Version
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall do no manner of work;

Contemporary English Version
The tenth day of the seventh month is the Great Day of Forgiveness. On that day you must rest from all work and come together for worship. Show sorrow for your sins by going without food,

English Revised Version
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"On the tenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves. You must not do any work.

Good News Translation
Gather for worship on the tenth day of the seventh month; eat no food and do no work.

International Standard Version
"You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this same seventh month. You are to humble yourselves, and no servile work is to be done.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
"'On the tenth day of this seventh month you are to have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves; you must not do any work on it.

New Heart English Bible
"'On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no kind of work;

Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: in it ye shall not do any work.

World English Bible
“‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls. You shall do no kind of work;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And on the tenth of this seventh month you have a holy convocation, and you have humbled your souls; you do no work;

Young's Literal Translation
'And on the tenth of this seventh month a holy convocation ye have, and ye have humbled your souls; ye do no work;

Smith's Literal Translation
And in the tenth to this seventh month a holy calling shall be to you: ye afflicted your souls: all work ye shall not do.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The tenth day also of this seventh month shall be holy and venerable unto you, and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no servile work therein.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, the tenth day of this seventh month shall be for you holy and venerable, and you shall afflict your souls. You shall do no servile work in it.

New American Bible
On the tenth day of this seventh month you will declare a holy day, humble yourselves, and do no sort of work.

New Revised Standard Version
On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and deny yourselves; you shall do no work.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month a holy convocation; and you shall do no manner of hard work;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the tenth of this seventh month shall be proclaimed and holy to you and you shall do no work of labor:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And on the tenth of this month there shall be to you a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls, and ye shall do no work.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Day of Atonement
7On 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. 8Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,…

Cross References
Leviticus 16:29-31
This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you— / because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. / It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

Leviticus 23:26-32
Again the LORD said to Moses, / “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD. / 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. ...

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 2:12-14
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. / Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

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 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.

Leviticus 25:9
Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of Atonement. You shall sound it throughout your land.

2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Psalm 35:13
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

Ezra 8:21-23
And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. / For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.” / So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.

Matthew 6:16-18
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Jonah 3:5-10
And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. / When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. / Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. ...

Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

Zechariah 8:19
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall not do any work therein:

without blemish

Numbers 29:2,13
And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: …

Numbers 28:19
But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:

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On the tenth day
The phrase "On the tenth day" refers to the specific timing within the Hebrew calendar, which is significant in the context of the Jewish festivals. The tenth day of the seventh month, Tishrei, is known as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This day is central to the Jewish faith, emphasizing repentance and reconciliation with God. The specificity of the date underscores the importance of divine timing and order in worship, reflecting God's sovereignty over time and His desire for His people to be in sync with His divine calendar.

of this seventh month
The "seventh month" in the Hebrew calendar is Tishrei, a month filled with significant religious observances, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. The number seven often symbolizes completeness and perfection in the Bible, indicating that this month is a time of spiritual fullness and reflection. The seventh month serves as a reminder of God's perfect plan and the completeness found in His covenant with Israel.

you are to hold a sacred assembly
The command to "hold a sacred assembly" indicates a gathering of the people for worship and communal observance. The Hebrew term for "sacred assembly" is "miqra kodesh," which implies a holy convocation set apart for the Lord. This assembly is not merely a social gathering but a divinely ordained meeting where the community comes together to seek God's presence, confess sins, and renew their commitment to Him. It highlights the communal aspect of faith and the importance of corporate worship in the life of believers.

and you must fast
Fasting on Yom Kippur is a central practice, symbolizing humility, repentance, and self-denial. The Hebrew word for fast, "tsom," involves abstaining from food and drink as an expression of penitence and a means to focus on spiritual matters. Fasting is a physical manifestation of an inward spiritual reality, demonstrating a heart contrite before God. It is a time to seek forgiveness and purification, aligning oneself with God's will and acknowledging dependence on Him.

and not do any work
The prohibition against work on this day emphasizes the need for rest and reflection. The Hebrew word "melachah" refers to labor or occupational work, which is to be set aside to focus entirely on spiritual matters. This cessation of work is a reminder of the Sabbath principle, where rest is not merely physical but spiritual, allowing believers to pause from daily routines and dedicate time to God. It underscores the importance of prioritizing spiritual renewal and the acknowledgment of God's provision and sovereignty over all aspects of life.

(7) The tenth day of this seventh month . . . --The law respecting the observance of the great Day of Atonement is contained in Leviticus 16 and Leviticus 23:26-32. The sacrifices prescribed in Numbers 29:8-11, which are the same as those prescribed for the first day of the seventh month, were to be offered in addition to the sin offerings of atonement prescribed in Leviticus 16 and to the daily burnt offerings. (See Notes on Leviticus 16; Leviticus 23:26-32.)

And ye shall afflict your souls.--See Leviticus 16:29. This affliction or humiliation appears to have included in it fasting (comp. Acts 27:9), although the word which denotes fasting is not employed, nor is there any express injunction respecting fasting in the Pentateuch. . . .

Verse 7. - On the tenth day. The great day of atonement (Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 23:27 sq.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
On the tenth
וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩ (ū·ḇe·‘ā·śō·wr)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6218: Ten, by abbreviated form ten strings, a decachord

day of this
הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

seventh
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

month,
לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

you are to hold
יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a sacred
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

assembly,
מִֽקְרָא־ (miq·rā-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4744: Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal

and you shall humble
וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם (wə·‘in·nî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

yourselves;
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם (nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

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

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

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

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


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