Leviticus 16:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיְתָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִי בֶּֽעָשׂ֨וֹר לַחֹ֜דֶשׁ תְּעַנּ֣וּ אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗ם וְכָל־מְלָאכָה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח וְהַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-hāyetāh to-you for-ḥuqqat ʿolām in-the-ḥodesh ha-sheviʿi in-ʿāśor to-the-ḥodesh you-teʿannu ʾet-nafshoteykhem and-all-melāʾkhāh not you-taʿaśu the-ʾezrāḥ and-the-ger the-gār in-midst-of-you.

Grammar Details

• *hāyetāh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it shall be
• *ḥuqqat ʿolām*: feminine singular construct + masculine singular noun - statute of eternity/everlasting ordinance
• *ḥodesh ha-sheviʿi*: masculine singular noun + definite article + ordinal number - the seventh month
• *ʿāśor*: masculine singular noun - tenth
• *ḥodesh*: masculine singular noun - month/new moon
• *teʿannu*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall afflict/humble
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *nafshoteykhem*: feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your souls
• *melāʾkhāh*: feminine singular noun - work/labor/occupation
• *taʿaśu*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall do/make
• *ʾezrāḥ*: masculine singular noun - native/citizen
• *ger*: masculine singular noun - sojourner/foreigner/alien
• *gār*: qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/residing

Word Meanings

• *ḥuqqat ʿolām*: perpetual statute/everlasting ordinance
• *teʿannu*: afflict/humble/deny/practice self-denial
• *nafshoteykhem*: your souls/yourselves
• *melāʾkhāh*: work/labor/occupation/business
• *ʾezrāḥ*: native/citizen/native-born
• *ger*: sojourner/foreigner/alien/stranger

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And this shall be a statute forever to you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger who dwells among you:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} unto you: in the seventh{H7637} month,{H2320} on the tenth{H6218} day of the month,{H2320} ye shall afflict{H6031} your souls,{H5315} and shall do{H6213} no manner of work,{H4399} the home-born,{H249} or the stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481} among{H8432} you:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And this shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} unto you: that in the seventh{H7637} month{H2320}, on the tenth{H6218} day of the month{H2320}, ye shall afflict{H6031}{(H8762)} your souls{H5315}, and do{H6213}{(H8799)} no work{H4399} at all, whether it be one of your own country{H249}, or a stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481}{(H8802)} among{H8432} you:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And it shalbe an ordynaunce for euer vnto you. And eue in the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth, ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no worke at all: whether it be one of youre selues or a straunger that sogeorneth amonge you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And this shalbe a perpetuall lawe vnto you: Vpon the tenth daye of the seuenth moneth shal ye humble youre soules, and do no worke, whether it be one of youre selues, or a straunger amonge you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So this shalbe an ordinance for euer vnto you: the tenth day of the seuenth moneth, yee shal humble your soules, & do no worke at all, whether it be one of the same countrey or a strager that soiourneth among you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And this shalbe an ordinaunce for euer vnto you: that in the tenth day of the seuenth moneth ye humble your soules, and do no worke at all, whether it be one of your owne countrey, or a straunger that soiourneth among you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "It shall be a statute to you forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the native-born, or the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And it hath been to you for a statute age-during, in the seventh month, in the tenth of the month, ye humble yourselves, and do no work -- the native, and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And let this be an order to you for ever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day, you are to keep yourselves from pleasure and do no sort of work, those who are Israelites by birth and those from other lands who are living among you:

• World English Bible (2000)

  "It shall be a statute to you forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no kind of work, the native-born, or the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Review of the Day of Atonement“This is to be a perpetual statute for you. In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work of any kind, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner who lives in your midst,

Referenced Verses

• Num 29:7 : 7 On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves. You shall do no regular work.
• Isa 58:3 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers.
• Isa 58:5 : 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?
• Dan 10:12 : 12 Then he said, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel. From the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come because of your words.'
• Lev 23:36 : 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ps 35:13 : 13 But when they were ill, I wore sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned to me unanswered.
• Ps 69:10 : 10 For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
• Lev 23:27-32 : 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. 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. 29 Anyone who does not humble themselves on this very day will be cut off from their people. 30 I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day. 31 You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute for your generations in all your dwellings. 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 30:10 : 10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. Once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD.
• Lev 23:3 : 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.
• Exod 12:16 : 16 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.
• 1 Kgs 8:2 : 2 All the men of Israel gathered before King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, during the feast, which is the seventh month.
• Ezra 3:1 : 1 When the seventh month came, and the Israelites were in their cities, the people gathered together as one in Jerusalem.
• 1 Cor 11:31 : 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under judgment.
• 2 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death. 11 See what earnestness this godly sorrow has produced in you! What eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what readiness to see justice done! At every point you have proved yourselves to be pure in this matter.
• Heb 4:10 : 10 For the one who has entered His rest has also rested from his own works, just as God did from His.
• Isa 58:13 : 13 If you keep your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way or doing as you please or speaking idle words,
• Dan 10:3 : 3 I did not eat any rich or desirable food, nor did meat or wine touch my lips. I did not anoint myself at all until the three weeks were over.