Sixשֵׁשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםyou shall eatתֹּאכַלunleavened bread,מַצּוֹתand on the seventhוּבַ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיּוֹםthere shall be a solemn assemblyעֲצֶרֶתto YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֶיךָyou shall notלֹאdoתַעֲשֶׂהany work.מְלָאכָה
Deuteronomy 16:8
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yamim” appears- you shall eatתֹּאכַלtochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochal” appears- unleavened breadמַצּוֹתmatsot
unleavened bread
Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.
Where else “matsot” appears- and on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears- there shall be a solemn assemblyעֲצֶרֶתatseret
solemn assembly
A gathering of the people on a feast day.
Where else “atseret” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- doתַעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- any workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears
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.