Leviticus 23:25

25 You shall do no servile work therein, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord.

Leviticus 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 23:25

Ye shall do no servile work [therein]
Only such as was necessary for dressing food, but not any manual work, such as servants were employed in on other days, as agriculture or any mechanic business:

but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord;
a burnt offering, and what that was may be seen in ( Numbers 29:1-6 ) .

Leviticus 23:25 In-Context

23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

24 Say to the children of Israel: The seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall keep a sabbath, a memorial, with the sound of trumpets, and it shall be called holy.

25 You shall do no servile work therein, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord.

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

27 Upon the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the day of atonement. It shall be most solemn, and shall be called holy: and you shall await your souls on that day, and shall offer a holocaust to the Lord.