Exodus 12:16

“On the first day a holy convocation, and on the seventh day a holy convocation you shall have. No work shall be done on them; only what is eaten by every person, that alone may be done by you.”

Exodus 12:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:16, word by word

On the first dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

Where else “yom” appears
On the first dayרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishon” appears
a holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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convocationמִקְרָאmikra

convocation

A holy gathering of all the people.

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and on the seventh dayשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

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you shall haveיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
workמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

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

Where else “melacha” appears
shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂהyease

do

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

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is eatenיֵאָכֵלyeachel

feed

To feed.

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personנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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aloneבַדּvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

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The context

15Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. Indeed, on the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses, for whoever eats anything leavened, that person shall be cut off from Israel, from the first day until the seventh day.

16 · This verse (above)

17You shall keep the festival of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought out your armies from the land of Egypt; and you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a statute forever.

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