KJV King James Version
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].
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Leviticus 23:8
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].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
WEB World English Bible
But you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh seven days. In the seventh day is a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.’”
ASV American Standard Version
But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah seven days: in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and ye have brought near a fire-offering to Jehovah seven days; in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye do no servile work.’
Surrounding context — Leviticus 23
5 In the fourteenth [day] of the first month at even [is] the LORD’S passover.
6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month [is] the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
7 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].
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
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וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םH7126 · qa.ravto present: comeאִשֶּׁ֛הH801 · ish.shahfood offeringלַיהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651 · she.vasevenיָמִ֑יםH3117 · yomdayבַּיּ֤וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙H7637 · she.vi.iseventhמִקְרָא־H4744 · miq.raassemblyקֹ֔דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessכָּל־H3605 · kolallמְלֶ֥אכֶתH4399 · me.la.khahworkעֲבֹדָ֖הH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פH6213 · a.sahto make: do
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