Exodus 12:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

On the first day you shall hold a sacred assembly, and on the seventh day also a sacred assembly. No work shall be done on those days, except what each person must eat—that alone may be prepared by you.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And on the first day there shall be a holy assembly, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly for you; no manner of work shall be done on them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And in the first{H7223} day{H3117} there shall be to you a holy{H6944} convocation,{H4744} and in the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} a holy{H6944} convocation;{H4744} no manner of work{H4399} shall be done{H6213} in them, save{H389} that which every man{H5315} must eat,{H398} that only may be done{H6213} by you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And in the first{H7223} day{H3117} there shall be an holy{H6944} convocation{H4744}, and in the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} there shall be an holy{H6944} convocation{H4744} to you; no manner of work{H4399} shall be done{H6213}{(H8735)} in them, save{H389} that which every man{H5315} must eat{H398}{(H8735)}, that only may be done{H6213}{(H8735)} of you.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The first daye shall be a holie feast vnto you, and the.vij. also. There shal be no maner off worke done in the, saue aboute that only which euery man must eate that only may ye do.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The first daye shall be called holy amonge you, and the seuenth also. No maner of worke shall ye do therin, saue what belongeth to the meate for all maner of soules, that onely maye ye do for you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And in the first day shalbe an holie assemblie: also in the seuenth day shalbe an holy assemblie vnto you: no worke shalbe done in them, saue about that which euery man must eate: that onely may ye do.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The first day shalbe a holy conuocation, and the seuenth day shalbe an holy conuocation vnto you: there shalbe no maner of worke done in the, saue about that only which euery man must eate, that only may ye do.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And in the first day [there shall be] an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save [that] which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And in the first day `is' a holy convocation, and in the seventh day ye have a holy convocation; any work is not done in them, only that which is eaten by any person -- it alone is done by you,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And on the first day there is to be a holy meeting and on the seventh day a holy meeting; no sort of work may be done on those days but only to make ready what is necessary for everyone's food.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no kind of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    On the first day there will be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there will be a holy convocation for you. You must do no work of any kind on them, only what every person will eat– that alone may be prepared for you.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 23:7-8 : 7 On the first day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work. 8 For seven days you are to present a fire offering to the Lord. On the seventh day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  • Num 28:18 : 18 The first day shall be a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.
  • Num 28:25 : 25 On the seventh day, you shall have a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
  • Num 29:1 : 1 In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall hold a sacred assembly. You shall do no regular work. It shall be a day of trumpet blasts for you.
  • Num 29:12 : 12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.
  • Jer 17:21-22 : 21 This is what the LORD says: 'Be careful not to carry any load on the Sabbath day, or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.' 22 Do not bring any load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.
  • Lev 23:21 : 21 On that same day you shall proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This shall be a perpetual statute for all your generations in all your dwellings.
  • Lev 23:24-25 : 24 Speak to the Israelites and tell them: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall hold a day of rest, a memorial with trumpet blasts, a sacred assembly. 25 You must not do any regular work, and you shall present a fire offering to the Lord.
  • Lev 23:27 : 27 However, on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly, humble yourselves, and present a fire offering to the Lord.
  • Lev 23:35 : 35 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
  • Exod 16:5 : 5 On the sixth day, they are to prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.
  • Exod 16:23 : 23 He said to them, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil today, and save whatever is left over to keep until morning.'"
  • Exod 16:29 : 29 Understand that the LORD has given you the sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are; no one is to go out on the seventh day."
  • Exod 20:10 : 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor any foreigner residing within your gates.
  • Exod 35:2-3 : 2 Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day will be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death. 3 You shall not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.
  • Lev 23:2-3 : 2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies; they are my appointed festivals. 3 For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 23:6-9
    4 verses
    88%

    6 On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread to the Lord. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

    7 On the first day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.

    8 For seven days you are to present a fire offering to the Lord. On the seventh day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.

    9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 28:16-18
    3 verses
    87%

    16 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the Passover to the LORD.

    17 On the fifteenth day of this month there is to be a festival. For seven days, unleavened bread is to be eaten.

    18 The first day shall be a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.

  • Deut 16:8
    87%

    8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You must not do any work.

  • Lev 23:35-37
    3 verses
    85%

    35 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

    36 For seven days you are to present fire offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.

    37 These are the appointed festivals of the Lord that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting fire offerings to the Lord—burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices, and drink offerings, each on its designated day—

  • Num 28:25-26
    2 verses
    83%

    25 On the seventh day, you shall have a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

    26 On the day of firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, hold a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.

  • Lev 23:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies; they are my appointed festivals.

    3 For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.

    4 These are the Lord's appointed festivals, the holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed times:

  • Exod 12:14-15
    2 verses
    82%

    14 This day shall be a memorial for you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a perpetual ordinance, you shall celebrate it.

    15 For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day, remove leaven from your houses, for whoever eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day must be cut off from Israel.

  • Num 29:12
    82%

    12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.

  • Lev 23:21
    82%

    21 On that same day you shall proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This shall be a perpetual statute for all your generations in all your dwellings.

  • Exod 13:6-7
    2 verses
    81%

    6 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day, there shall be a festival to the LORD.

    7 Unleavened bread is to be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within your borders.

  • Num 29:35
    80%

    35 On the eighth day, hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work.

  • Exod 12:17-20
    4 verses
    79%

    17 You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore, you shall observe this day throughout your generations as a perpetual ordinance.

    18 From the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day, you shall eat unleavened bread.

    19 For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses, for whoever eats anything leavened, that person shall be cut off from the community of Israel, whether they are a foreigner or a native of the land.

    20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings, you shall eat unleavened bread.

  • Exod 16:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25 Moses said, "Eat it today, because today is a sabbath to the LORD. You will not find any of it in the field today.

    26 For six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will not be any."

  • Num 29:7
    78%

    7 On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves. You shall do no regular work.

  • Ezek 45:21
    77%

    21 In the first month, on the fourteenth day, you are to observe the Passover as a festival. For seven days, unleavened bread is to be eaten.

  • Deut 16:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3 Do not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days, eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste. This is so that you may remember the day you came out of Egypt all the days of your life.

    4 No leaven is to be seen in your territory for seven days, nor is any of the meat from the sacrifice eaten in the evening of the first day to remain overnight until morning.

  • Lev 23:39
    77%

    39 However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate the Lord's Festival for seven days. The first day shall be a day of rest, and the eighth day shall also be a day of rest.

  • Exod 16:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 Understand that the LORD has given you the sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are; no one is to go out on the seventh day."

    30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

  • Lev 23:28
    76%

    28 You must not do any work on that very day, because it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

  • Num 29:1
    76%

    1 In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall hold a sacred assembly. You shall do no regular work. It shall be a day of trumpet blasts for you.

  • Exod 34:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 You are to work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest—even during the plowing season and the harvest you must rest.

    22 Observe the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.

  • Lev 23:32
    75%

    32 It shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. It begins on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening you shall observe your Sabbath.

  • Exod 23:15
    75%

    15 Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. Do not appear before me empty-handed.

  • Exod 35:2
    75%

    2 Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day will be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.

  • Lev 23:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25 You must not do any regular work, and you shall present a fire offering to the Lord.

    26 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 23:15
    75%

    15 You shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, seven full weeks shall be counted.

  • Exod 16:23
    75%

    23 He said to them, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil today, and save whatever is left over to keep until morning.'"

  • Lev 16:29
    74%

    29 This shall be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you are to deny yourselves and do no work—whether native-born or a foreigner living among you.

  • Exod 31:15
    74%

    15 For six days, work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

  • Deut 16:15
    73%

    15 For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.