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And anyוְכָלpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁwhoאֲשֶׁרdoesתַּעֲשֶׂהanyכָּלworkמְלָאכָהon thisבְּ הַזֶּהveryעֶצֶםday,הַיּוֹםI will destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיthatאֶת הַהִואpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁfrom amongמִקֶּרֶבtheir people.עַמָּהּ
Leviticus 23:30
Study it in the app“And any person who does any work on this very day, I will destroy that person from among their people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:30, word by word
- personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- doesתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- workמְלָאכָהmelacha
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- I will destroyהַאֲבַדְתִּיhaavadti
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “haavadti” appears- from amongקֶּרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- their peopleעַמָּama
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “ama” appears
The context
29For any person who is not afflicted on this very day shall be cut off from their people.
30 · This verse (above)
31You shall do no work at all; it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.