And you shall doוְ תַעֲשׂוּnoלֹאwork at allכָל מְלָאכָהon thisבְּ הַזֶּהveryעֶצֶםday,הַיּוֹםforכִּיitהוּאis a dayיוֹםof expiation,כִּפֻּרִיםto make expiationלְכַפֵּרfor youעֲלֵיכֶםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Leviticus 23:28
Study it in the app“And you shall do no work at all on this very day, for it is a day of expiation, to make expiation for you before YHWH your Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:28, word by word
- And 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- work at allמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- veryעֶצֶםetsem
very
With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.
Where else “etsem” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of expiationכִּפֻּרִיםkipurim
expiation
Expiation: what covers sin so that it may be forgiven. "The day of expiation" is the yearly day for it (Leviticus 23:27).
Where else “kipurim” appears- to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chaper” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
27“But on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Expiation; you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall afflict your souls and present a fire offering to YHWH.
28 · This verse (above)
29For any person who is not afflicted on this very day shall be cut off from their people.