Leviticus 23:3

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Six	שֵׁ֣שֶׁת She.shet	H8337	six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the h… · cardinal number, both genders singular construct
days	יָמִים֮ ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
work	מְלָאכָה֒ me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
done	תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה te.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י ha.she.vi.'I	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
day	וּבַיּ֣וֹם u.vai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sabbath	שַׁבַּ֤ת sha.Bat	H7676	intermission · noun, common feminine singular construct
rest	שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ sha.ba.tOn	H7677	a sabbatism or special holiday · noun, common masculine singular absolute
holy	קֹ֔דֶשׁ Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular absolute
convocation	מִקְרָא mik.ra'-	H4744	something called out · noun, common masculine singular construct
do	תַעֲשׂ֑וּ ta.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
work	מְלָאכָ֖ה me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
sabbath	שַׁבָּ֥ת sha.Bat	H7676	intermission · noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
dwellings	מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם Mo.o.she.vo.tei.Khem	H4186	a seat · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Leviticus 19:3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Exodus 23:12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid,…
Exodus 35:2-3 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work t…
Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exodus 31:13-17 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your g…
Exodus 34:21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
Luke 13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There…
Exodus 16:29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:1-3

Here is, I. A general account of the holy times which God appointed (Lev 23:2), and it is only his appointment that can make time holy; for he is the Lord of time, and as soon as ever he had set its wheels a-going it was he that sanctified and blessed one day above the rest, Gen 2:3. Man may by his appointment make a good day (Est 9:19), but it is God's prerogative to make a holy day; nor is any thing sanctified but by the stamp of his institution. As all inherent holiness comes from his special grace, so all adherent holiness from his special appointment. Now, concerning the holy times here ordained, observe, 1. They are called feasts. The day of atonement, which was one of them, was a fast…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:3

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest--(See on Exo 20:8). The Sabbath has the precedence given to it, and it was to be "a holy convocation," observed by families "in their dwellings"; where practicable, by the people repairing to the door of the tabernacle; at later periods, by meeting in the schools of the prophets, and in synagogues.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 23:3

The seventh day is the Sabbath - This, because the first and greatest solemnity, is first mentioned. He who kept not this, in the most religious manner, was not capable of keeping any of the others. The religious observance of the Sabbath stands at the very threshold of all religion. See Clarke's note on Gen 2:3.

John Gill on Leviticus 23:3

Six days shall work be done,.... Or may be done by men, any sort of lawful work and honest labour, for the sustenance of themselves and families: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest; from all bodily labour and work of any kind; typical of rest by Christ and in him: an holy convocation; when the people were called to holy exercises, to pray and praise, and hear the word, and offer sacrifice: ye shall do no work therein; not any at all, see Exodus 31:15, it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings: other feasts were kept in the sanctuary, in the tabernacle or temple, or where they were; but this was not only observed there and in their synagogues, but in their private houses…

Dictionary and topics

Convocation — A meeting of a religious character as distinguished from congregation, which was more general, dealing with political and legal matters. Hence it is called an “holy convocation.” Such convocations…
Festivals, Religious — There were daily (Lev. 23), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular (Num. 28:1-8; Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:8-23; Ex. 30:7-9;…
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…
Sabbath — (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning “to rest from labour”), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). “The sabbath was made for…
Sabbath · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Sabbath, The · No manner of work to be done on — No manner of work to be done on
Sanitation · REST COMMAN — REST COMMAN

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 23:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:1-3

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:3

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 23:3

John Gill on Leviticus 23:3

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 23:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:1-3

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:3

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 23:3

John Gill on Leviticus 23:3

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 23:3-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 23:3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 23:2

Rashi on Leviticus 23:3