Leviticus 23:27

27 "The tenth [day] of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement.^[a] You are to hold a sacred assembly and practice self-denial;^[b] you are to present a fire offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 23:27 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 23:27

Also on the tenth [day] of this seventh month
Tisri, the same as before, answering to part of our September, and part of October:

[there shall be] a day of atonement;
for all the sins of the year past; see ( Leviticus 16:29 Leviticus 16:30 ) ;

it shall be an holy convocation unto you:
when they should be called together for the exercise of holy duties:

and ye shall afflict your souls;
their souls, by repentance, contrition, and humiliation for sin, and their bodies by fasting; and, as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it,

``by abstaining from eating and drinking, and the advantage of bathing and wiping, and the use of the bed and sandals;''

hence called the fast, ( Acts 27:9 ) ; (See Gill on Leviticus 16:29);

and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord;
a burnt offering, of which see ( Numbers 29:8-11 ) .

Leviticus 23:27 In-Context

25 You must not do any daily work, but you must present a fire offering to the Lord."

26 The Lord again spoke to Moses:

27 "The tenth [day] of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You are to hold a sacred assembly and practice self-denial; you are to present a fire offering to the Lord.

28 On this particular day you are not to do any work, for it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the Lord your God.

29 If any person does not practice self-denial on this particular day, he must be cut off from his people.

Footnotes

• [a] Lv 16
• [b] Traditionally, fasting, abstinence from sex, and refraining from personal grooming