Leviticus 23:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy gathering; you shall do no work in it; it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Six{H8337} days{H3117} shall work{H4399} be done:{H6213} but on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} is a sabbath{H7676} of solemn rest,{H7677} a holy{H6944} convocation;{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no manner of work:{H4399} it is a sabbath{H7676} unto Jehovah{H3068} in all your dwellings.{H4186}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Six{H8337} days{H3117} shall work{H4399} be done{H6213}{(H8735)}: but the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} is the sabbath{H7676} of rest{H7677}, an holy{H6944} convocation{H4744}; ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)} no work{H4399} therein: it is the sabbath{H7676} of the LORD{H3068} in all your dwellings{H4186}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Sixe dayes ye shall worke, ad the seuenth is the Sabbath of rest an holy feast: so that ye maye do no worke therein, for it is the Sabbath of the Lorde, wheresoeuer ye dwell.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Sixe dayes shalt thou worke, but the seuenth daie is the rest of the Sabbath, and shalbe called holy. Ye shal do no worke therin, for it is the Sabbath of the LORDE, where so euer ye dwell.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Six daies shall worke be done, but in the seuenth day shalbe the Sabbath of rest, an holie conuocation: ye shall do no worke therein, it is the Sabbath of the Lorde, in all your dwellings.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Sixe dayes ye shall worke: but the seuenth day is the Sabboth of rest, an holy couocation, so that ye do no worke therin: it is the Sabboth of the Lorde in all your dwellynges.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    six days is work done, and in the seventh day `is' a sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye do no work; it `is' a sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    On six days work may be done; but the seventh day is a special day of rest, a time for worship; you may do no sort of work: it is a Sabbath to the Lord wherever you may be living.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Weekly Sabbath“‘Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all the places where you live.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
  • Exod 23:12 : 12 For six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant and the foreigner may be refreshed.
  • Luke 13:14 : 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, 'There are six days for work. So come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.'
  • Exod 34:21 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Exod 20:8-9 : 8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 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. 11 For in six days, the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
  • Luke 23:56 : 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
  • Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.
  • Rev 1:10 : 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard a loud voice behind me, like a trumpet,
  • Exod 31:13-17 : 13 Speak to the Israelites and say: 'You must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. 14 You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among their people. 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. 16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it as a perpetual covenant for their generations. 17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.
  • 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."
  • Deut 5:13-14 : 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your ox, your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the foreigner residing in your towns—so that your male and female servants may rest as you do.
  • Isa 56:2 : 2 Blessed is the person who does this, the one who holds fast to it: keeping the Sabbath without profaning it and guarding their hands from doing any evil.
  • Isa 56:6 : 6 And to the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold firmly to my covenant—
  • 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,

Similar Verses (AI)

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    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 28:25-26
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    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.

  • Exod 34:21
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    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.

  • Exod 35:2-3
    2 verses
    84%

    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.

  • Exod 31:13-17
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    13 Speak to the Israelites and say: 'You must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

    14 You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among their people.

    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.

    16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it as a perpetual covenant for their generations.

    17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.

  • Lev 23:35-37
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    35 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

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    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.

  • Exod 20:8-11
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    8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

    9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

    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.

    11 For in six days, the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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    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 23:21
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    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 23:31-33
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    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.

    33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Deut 5:12-14
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    12 Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

    13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work.

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

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    12 For six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant and the foreigner may be refreshed.

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

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    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.

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    79%

    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.

  • Num 29:35
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    35 On the eighth day, hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work.

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

  • Lev 23:2
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    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.

  • Lev 23:28
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    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.

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    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.

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    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 23:39
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    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.

  • Gen 2:3
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    3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creation that He had done.

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  • Jer 17:24
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    24 But if you diligently obey Me, declares the LORD, and do not bring any load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it,

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    2 Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

  • Lev 16:31
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    31 It is a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves; it shall be a lasting ordinance.