Leviticus 16:31

It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

It shall be a sabbath {H7676} of rest {H7677} unto you, and ye shall afflict {H6031} your souls {H5315}, by a statute {H2708} for ever {H5769}.

It is a Shabbat of complete rest for you, and you are to deny yourselves. "This is a permanent regulation.

It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 23:32 (4 votes)

    It [shall be] unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth [day] of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

  • Isaiah 58:5 (3 votes)

    Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

  • Exodus 31:15 (2 votes)

    Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [is] the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

  • Isaiah 58:3 (2 votes)

    ¶ Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

  • Exodus 35:2 (2 votes)

    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 therein shall be put to death.

  • Leviticus 25:4 (2 votes)

    But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.