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On the firstבַּ הָרִאשׁוֹןdayיּוֹםthere shall be a holyקֹדֶשׁconvocation;מִקְרָאyou shall not doלֹא תַעֲשׂוּanyכָּלlaborious work.מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה
Numbers 28:18
Study it in the app“On the first day there shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 28:18, word by word
- On the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- there shall be 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 not doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appears- laborious workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- laborious workעֲבֹדָהavoda
labor
The task someone does with his hands, above all work in the field.
Where else “avoda” appears
The context
17And on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast; for seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten.
18 · This verse (above)
19You shall present a fire offering, a burnt offering to YHWH: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs a year old; they shall be without defect for you.