Numbers 28:18

On the first day of that festival, you must gather together to worship me, and you must not do any work.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

In Context

17The Festival of Unleavened Bread will start on the next day. For the following seven days, the bread that you eat must be made without yeast.

19On that day, you must bring to me for an offering that will be completely burned on the altar two young bulls, one male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one-year-old. They must all have no defects.

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:7On the first day of that festival, you all must stop your regular work and you must gather together to worship me.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 28:17-31

16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord . 17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein: 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish: 20 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled… Read the whole commentary →

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