Leviticus 23:8

“And you shall present a fire offering to YHWH seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work at all.””

Leviticus 23:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 23:8, word by word

And you shall presentהִקְרַבְתֶּםhikravtem

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

Where else “hikravtem” appears
a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

Where else “ishe” 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
sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

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

Where else “yamim” appears
On the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “shevii” appears
is 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
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
laboriousעֲבֹדָהavoda

labor

The task someone does with his hands, above all work in the field.

Where else “avoda” appears
work at allמְלֶאכֶתmelechet

work

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

Where else “melechet” appears

The context

7On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work at all.

8 · This verse (above)

9And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

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