Leviticus 23:8
So then ye shall bring near an altar-flame unto Yahweh, seven days,—on the seventh day, [shall there be] a holy convocation, no laborious work, shall ye do.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7On the first day—a holy convocation, shall there be to you: no laborious work, shall ye do.
9And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:
Cross References
Exodus 13:6Seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes,—and on the seventh day, [shall be] a festival to Yahweh.
Numbers 28:18On the first day, a holy convocation,—no laborious work, shall ye do;
Numbers 28:26And on the day of firstfruits when ye bring near a new meal-offering unto Yahweh, in your weeks, a holy convocation shall there be unto you, no laborious work, shall ye do;
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:5-15
4 These are the feasts of the Lord , even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord 's passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord : seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation:… Read the whole commentary →