Leviticus 16:29

“And this shall be for you a statute forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work the native or the resident alien who resides among you.”

Leviticus 16:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Leviticus 23:27

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Both texts set the tenth day of the seventh month and command “afflicting the soul.” Leviticus 23:27 calls it “the Day of Expiation”; Leviticus 16 gives it no name.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • עָשׂוֹרasorH6218עָשׂוֹרasorH6218“tenth day, ten”
  • חֹדֶשׁjodeshH2320חֹדֶשׁjodeshH2320“month, new moon”
  • שְּׁבִיעִיsheviiH7637שְּׁבִיעִיsheviiH7637“seventh”
  • תְּעַנּוּteanuH6031עִנִּיתֶםinitemH6031“afflict, humble”
  • נַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshoteH5315נַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshoteH5315“living being; life; soul”

Leviticus 16:29, word by word

And this shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukat” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
in the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “shevii” appears
monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
on the tenth dayעָשׂוֹרasor

ten

The number ten, used to count the days of the month and everyday things.

Where else “asor” appears
you shall afflictתְּעַנּוּteanu

humble

To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.

Where else “teanu” appears
your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshote

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafshote” appears
and doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu

do

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

Where else “taasu” appears
workמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

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

Where else “melacha” appears
the nativeאֶזְרָחezrach

native

Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.

Where else “ezrach” appears
the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
who residesגָּרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
among youתוֹכְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears

Translation note

“Afflicting the soul” is humbling oneself before God; it included fasting (Isaiah 58:3, 5; Psalm 35:13).

The context

28And the one who burns them shall wash his garments and bathe his body in water, and after that he may come into the camp.

29 · This verse (above)

30For on this day expiation shall be made for you to cleanse you; from all your sins before YHWH you shall be clean.

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