You shall doתַעֲשׂוּnoלֹאlaboriousעֲבֹדָהwork at all,כָּל מְלֶאכֶתand you shall presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּםa fire offeringאִשֶּׁהto YHWH.”לַיהוָה
Leviticus 23:25
Study it in the app“You shall do no laborious work at all, and you shall present a fire offering to YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:25, word by word
- You shall doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appears- laboriousעֲבֹדָהavoda
labor
The task someone does with his hands, above all work in the field.
Where else “avoda” appears- work at allמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- and you shall presentהִקְרַבְתֶּםhikravtem
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravtem” appears- a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” 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
The context
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.
25 · This verse (above)
26And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,