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Itהִיאis a Sabbathשַׁבַּתof solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןfor you,לָכֶםand you shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶםyour souls;אֶת נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםit is a statuteחֻקַּתforever.עוֹלָם
Leviticus 16:31
Study it in the app“It is a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 16:31, word by word
- is a Sabbathשַׁבַּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears- of solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןshabaton
solemn rest
Solemn rest: a day when all work is laid aside.
Where else “shabaton” appears- and you shall afflictעִנִּיתֶםinitem
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “initem” appears- your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshote
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshote” appears- it is 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
The context
30For on this day expiation shall be made for you to cleanse you; from all your sins before YHWH you shall be clean.
31 · This verse (above)
32And the priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as priest in place of his father shall make expiation; he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments.