Deuteronomy 16:8

“Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to YHWH your Elohim; you shall not do any work.”

Deuteronomy 16:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 16:8, word by word

Sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet

six

Six; also "sixth".

Where else “sheshet” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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you shall eatתֹּאכַלtochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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unleavened breadמַצּוֹתmatsot

unleavened bread

Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.

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and on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

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there shall be a solemn assemblyעֲצֶרֶתatseret

solemn assembly

A gathering of the people on a feast day.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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doתַעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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any workמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

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The context

7And you shall cook it and eat it in the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.

8 · This verse (above)

9Seven weeks you shall count for yourself; from when the sickle is first put to the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks.

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