Itהוּאis a Sabbathשַׁבַּתof solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןfor you,לָכֶםand you shall afflictוְעִנִּיתֶםyour souls;אֶת נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםon the ninth dayבְּתִשְׁעָהof the monthלַחֹדֶשׁin the evening,בָּעֶרֶבfrom eveningמֵעֶרֶבtoעַדevening,עֶרֶבyou shall ceaseתִּשְׁבְּתוּin your Sabbath.”שַׁבַּתְּכֶם
Leviticus 23:32
Study it in the app“It is a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening to evening, you shall cease in your Sabbath.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:32, word by word
- 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- and you shall afflictעִנִּיתֶםinitem
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “initem” appears- your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshote
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshote” appears- on the ninth dayתִשְׁעָהtisha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tisha” appears- of the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- in the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- you shall ceaseתִּשְׁבְּתוּtishbtu
keep the Sabbath
To keep the Sabbath, the day of rest.
Where else “tishbtu” appears
The context
31You shall do no work at all; it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
32 · This verse (above)
33And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,