Leviticus 23:28

“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.”

Leviticus 23:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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work at allמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

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

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veryעֶצֶםetsem

very

With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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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).

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to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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.

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