Leviticus 23:24

““Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, you shall have a solemn rest, a memorial with a blast of acclamation, a holy convocation.”

Leviticus 23:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 23:24, word by word

“Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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In the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

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

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on the firstאֶחָדechad

first

Literally "one": day one of the month.

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you shall haveיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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a solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןshabaton

solemn rest

Solemn rest: a day when all work is laid aside.

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a memorialזִכְרוֹןzichron

memorial

Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.

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with a blast of acclamationתְּרוּעָהterua

acclamation

A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.

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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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Translation note

The “acclamation” is the loud sound of the trumpet or the horn (Numbers 29:1; 10:10).

The context

23And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

24 · This verse (above)

25You shall do no laborious work at all, and you shall present a fire offering to YHWH.”

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