Sixשֵׁשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםworkמְלָאכָהshall be done,תֵּעָשֶׂהbut on the seventh dayוּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִיis a Sabbathשַׁבַּתof solemn rest,שַׁבָּתוֹןa holyקֹדֶשׁconvocation.מִקְרָאYou shall doתַעֲשׂוּnoלֹאwork at all;כָּל מְלָאכָהitהִואis a Sabbathשַׁבָּתto YHWHלַיהוָהin allבְּכֹלyour dwellings.מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם
Leviticus 23:3
Study it in the app“Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work at all; it is a Sabbath to YHWH in all your dwellings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:3, word by word
- Sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “sheshet” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- shall be doneתֵּעָשֶׂהtease
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “tease” appears- but on the seventh dayשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears- 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- a holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- convocationמִקְרָאmikra
convocation
A holy gathering of all the people.
Where else “mikra” 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- your dwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיmoshvote
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshvote” appears
The context
2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: The appointed times of YHWH, which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, these are my appointed times.
3 · This verse (above)
4These are the appointed times of YHWH, holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.