Numbers 29:7

The Day of Atonement

7 “ ‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[a] and do no work.

Numbers 29:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 "On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and afflict yourselves. You shall do no work,
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 “Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 "On the tenth day of this seventh month, gather in holy worship, humble yourselves, and do no work.
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall do no manner of work;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 "On the tenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves. You must not do any work.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 "You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth [day] of this seventh month and practice self-denial; you must not do any work.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 " 'On the tenth day of the seventh month, come together for a special service. You must not eat anything on that day. You must not do any work on it.

Numbers 29:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 29:7

And ye shall have on the tenth day of the seventh month an holy
convocation
The month Tisri, as before; so the Targum of Jonathan:

and ye shall afflict your souls;
or persons; their bodies by fasting, and their souls by repentance and humiliation; for this was a grand fast, as it is called ( Acts 27:9 ) ,

ye shall not do any work [therein];
see ( Leviticus 23:28 ) .

Numbers 29:7 In-Context

5 Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
6 These are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and drink offerings as specified. They are food offerings presented to the LORD, a pleasing aroma.
7 “ ‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves and do no work.
8 Present as an aroma pleasing to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.
9 With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;

Cross References 2

  • 1. Acts 27:9
  • 2. S Exodus 31:15; Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 23:26-32

Footnotes 1

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