Exodus 12:16
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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.On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
In other translations
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.On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
Hebrew words
וּבַיּוֹםuvaiyomand [will be] on the dayH3117הָרִאשׁוֹןharishon<the> firstH7223מִקְרָא־mikra'-a convocation ofH4744קֹדֶשׁkodeshholinessH6944וּבַיּוֹםuvaiyomand on the dayH3117הַשְּׁבִיעִיhashevi'i<the> seventhH7637מִקְרָא־mikra'-a convocation ofH4744קֹדֶשׁkodeshholinessH6944יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youכָּל־kol-anyH3605מְלָאכָהmelakhahworkH4399לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵעָשֶׂהye'asehit will be doneH6213בָהֶםvahemon <the> themאַךְ'akhonlyH389אֲשֶׁר'asher[that] whichH834יֵאָכֵלye'akhelit will be eatenH398לְכָל־lekholby everyH3605נֶפֶשׁnefeshpersonH5315הוּאhu'itH1931לְבַדּוֹlevadoto only itH905יֵעָשֶׂהye'asehit will be doneH6213לָכֶם׃lakhemby <the> you
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Related verses
- Numbers 28:18In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
- Leviticus 23:7-87 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.7 On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work. 8 For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
- Exodus 16:23And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”
- Numbers 28:25And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
- Numbers 29:1And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
- Exodus 16:29See, 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 place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
- Leviticus 23:2-32 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 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.2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. 3 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Leviticus 23:35On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
- Jeremiah 17:21-2221 Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.21 This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. 22 You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.
- Exodus 20:10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
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