Leviticus 16:29

And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
statute	לְחֻקַּ֣ת le.chu.Kat	H2708	an enactment · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
ever	עוֹלָ֑ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
seventh	הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִי Ha.she.vi.'i	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ ba.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
tenth	בֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹר be.'a.Sor	H6218	ten · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
month	לַחֹ֜דֶשׁ la.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
afflict	תְּעַנּ֣וּ te.'a.Nu	H6031	to depress literally or figuratively · verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
souls	נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗ם naf.sho.tei.Khem	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
do	תַעֲשׂ֔וּ ta.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
work	מְלָאכָה֙ me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
country	הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח ha.'ez.Rach	H249	a spontaneous growth · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stranger	וְהַגֵּ֖ר ve.ha.Ger	H1616	properly · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sojourneth	הַגָּ֥ר ha.Gar	H1481	properly · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
among	בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם be.tokh.Khem	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Numbers 29:7 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 ther…
Isaiah 58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the d…
Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservan…
Leviticus 23:7-8 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a s…
Leviticus 23:27-32 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflic…
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 offe…
Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:29–end

I. We have here some additional directions in reference to this great solemnity, particularly, 1. The day appointed for this solemnity. It must be observed yearly on the tenth day of the seventh month, Lev 16:29. The seventh had been reckoned the first month, till God appointed that the month in which the children of Israel came out of Egypt should thenceforward be accounted and called the first month. Some have fancied that this tenth day of the seventh month was the day of the year on which our first parents fell, and that it was kept as a fast in remembrance of their fall. Dr. Lightfoot computes that this was the day on which Moses came the last time down from the mount, when he brought w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:29

this shall be a statute for ever unto you, that in the seventh month ye shall afflict your souls--This day of annual expiation for all the sins, irreverences, and impurities of all classes in Israel during the previous year, was to be observed as a solemn fast, in which "they were to afflict their souls"; it was reckoned a sabbath, kept as a season of "holy convocation," or, assembling for religious purposes. All persons who performed any labor were subject to the penalty of death [Exo 31:14-15; Exo 35:2]. It took place on the tenth day of the seventh month, corresponding to our third of October; and this chapter, together with Lev 23:27-32, as containing special allusion to the observances…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 16:29

The seventh month, on the tenth day of the month - The commandment of fasting, and sanctifying this tenth day, is again repeated Lev 23:27-32; but in the last verse it is called the ninth day at even, because the Jewish day began with the evening. The sacrifices which the day of atonement should have more than other days, are mentioned Num 29:7-11; and the jubilee which was celebrated every fiftieth year was solemnly proclaimed by sound of trumpet on this tenth day, Lev 25:8, Lev 25:9. A shadow, says Mr. Ainsworth, of that acceptable year of the Lord, the year of freedom, which Christ has proclaimed by the trumpet of his Gospel, Luk 4:18-21; Co2 6:2. This seventh month was Tisri, and answers…

The Church Fathers

"On the days of your solemn feasts you shall mortify yourselves." Why did he say this? Because fasts and vigils and holy mortifications afflict bodies that are humbled, but they purify hearts that have been defiled. They may take strength away from limbs, but they add a bright sheen to conscience. Sins of pleasure are redeemed by bodily weariness while the physical delights of dissipation are punished by the distresses of a hard cross. Thus by present mortification the sentence of future death is suspended.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 197.1

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Dictionary and topics

Burnt offering — Hebrew olah; i.e., “ascending,” the whole being consumed by fire, and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed. Part of every offering was burnt in the sacred fire, but this was wholly…
Festivals — I. The religious times ordained int he law fall under three heads:
High priest — Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Atonement · .How observe — .How observe
Atonement, The Day Of · A day of humiliation — A day of humiliation
High Priest, The · Duties of: Making atonement in the most holy place once a year — Duties of: Making atonement in the most holy place once a year
Humiliation And Self-Affliction · ENJOINED — ENJOINED
Sabbath · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Sacrifices · Were offered: For the whole nation — Were offered: For the whole nation
Scapegoat · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 16:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:29

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 16:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 16:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:29

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 16:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 16:29

John Calvin on Leviticus 16:29–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 16:29-31

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 16:29

Rashi on Leviticus 16:27