Leviticus 16:31

It is a Shabath ·Intermission· of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a regulation forever.

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

In Context

30for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your habitual sins ·missing the marks· you shall be clean before Adonai.

32The priest, who is anointed and who is consecrated to be priest in his father’s place, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments.

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Cross References

Exodus 31:15Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Shabath ·Intermission· of solemn rest, holy to Adonai. Whoever does any work on the Shabath ·Intermission· day shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 23:32+ 23:32. Lev 23:32 (Lev 26:29-31, 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11) (#4.307): T. Not to do work on Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement· 10th day of seventh month Tishrei, it is a sabbath of complete rest / R. Not to do prohibited labor on Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement· T. Directive: You must observe your Sabbath. This is a Sabbath day from evening the ninth day of the seventh month Tishrei to the following evening It shall be a Shabath ·Intermission· of solemn rest for you, + 23:32. Lev 23:32 (Lev 23:26-32) (#4.308): T. To deny yourself on the day of the Fast, that is Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement·, 10th day of the seventh month Tishrei, it is a Sabbath of complete rest / R. Not to eat or drink on the Day of the Fast, Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement· R. Note: This day we are commanded to be humble before God, the Rabbis encourage fasting this day. That is why it is also called “The Fast” and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, + 23:32. Lev 23:32 (Lev 23:26-32) (#4.309): T. To rest on the day of Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement·, it is a Sabbath of complete rest / T. To rest on the day of the Fast / R. To rest from prohibited labor on Sabbath you shall keep your Shabath ·Intermission·.” (6)

Isaiah 58:3‘Why have we fasted,’ say they, ‘and you don’t see? 2 Why have we afflicted our soul, and you don’t notice?’ 1 “Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, 2 and oppress all your laborers. 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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