Leviticus 16:31

It shall be a Shabbat Shabbaton unto you, and ye shall afflict your nefashot, by a chukkat olam.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30For on that day shall the kohen make kapporah for you, to make you tahor, that ye may be tahor from all your chattot before Hashem.

32And the kohen, who has been anointed or who has been given authority to minister as a kohen in place of his father, shall make kapporah, and shall put on the linen garments, even the Bigdei Hakodesh;

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Cross References

Exodus 31:15Sheshet yamim may work be done; but in the Yom HaShevi'i is Shabbos HaShabbaton, kodesh to Hashem; whosoever doeth any work in the Yom HaShabbos, he shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 23:32It shall be unto you a Shabbos Shabbaton, and ye shall afflict your nefashot; in the ninth day of the month at erev, from erev unto erev, shall ye observe your Shabbos.

Isaiah 58:3Why have we done a tzom, say they, and Thou seest not? 1 Why have we afflicted nafsheinu, and Thou takest no notice? 1 See, in your yom tzom ye find chefetz (pleasure, personal advantage) 1 and exploit all your toilers. 1

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:30-34

29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord . 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint,… Read the whole commentary →

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