Leviticus 16:31

31 It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance.

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Leviticus 16:31 in Other Translations

KJV

31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

ESV

31 It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever.

NLT

31 It will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. This is a permanent law for you.

MSG

31 It is a Sabbath of all Sabbaths. You must fast. It is a perpetual ordinance.

CSB

31 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial; it is a permanent statute.

Leviticus 16:31 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 16:31

It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you
From all servile work, as before observed; typical of a cessation from the performance of sinful works, at least from a sinful course of life, and from a dependence on works of righteousness, when a man is brought to believe in Christ, and in the atonement which he has made, see ( Hebrews 4:3 Hebrews 4:10 ) : and ye shall afflict your souls by a statute for ever:
as long as the ceremonial law, and its statutes and ordinances lasted, which were to be until the time of reformation; and till that time came, once a year, on the day of atonement, they were to keep a severe fast, here called an afflicting of their souls; and in this respect this day differed from the seventh day sabbath, which was rather a festival than a fast, and is what led some of the Heathen writers ^F26 into that this take, that the Jews fasted on the sabbath day. The time of Christ's sufferings, and of his being a sacrifice for the sins of his people, was a time of great affliction to his disciples; then it was the children of the bridegroom fasted, he being taken from them; and true humiliation for sin, and repentance of it, are occasioned and influenced by a view of a suffering Saviour, and atonement by him; and this may denote also, that such that believe in Christ, and in his atonement, must expect afflictions and troubles in this world.

FOOTNOTES:

F26 Martial. l. 4. Epigram. 4. Justin. e Trogo, l. 36. Suetonius in Vita Octav. Aug. c. 76.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Leviticus 16:31 In-Context

29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work—whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you—

30 because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the LORD, you will be clean from all your sins.

31 It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance.

32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments

33 and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the tent of meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the members of the community.