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You shall not do any ordinary work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you shall have a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216On the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you shall have a holy [summoned] assembly; you shall do no laborious work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then on the last day of the festival, you must once again rest from work and come together for worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the seventh day you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Meet for worship on the seventh day and do no work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the seventh day you are to hold another sacred assembly for your benefit, on which no servile work is to be done."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you are to have a holy assembly, you must do no regular work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the seventh day you have a holy convocation; you do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and on the seventh day a holy convocation ye have, ye do no servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the seventh day a holy calling shall be to you; all work of service ye shall not do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The seventh day also shall be most solemn and holy unto you: you shall do no servile work therein. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, the seventh day shall be very honored and holy for you. Any servile work, you shall not do in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the seventh day you will declare a holy day: you shall do no heavy work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the seventh day shall be announced and holy to you and you shall do no work of labor.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the seventh day shall be to you a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/28-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=8843" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/28.htm">The Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Offer the same food each day for seven days as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">On the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ū·ḇay·yō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you shall hold</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">a sacred</a> <a href="/hebrew/4744.htm" title="4744: miq·rā- (N-msc) -- A convocation, convoking, reading. From qara'; something called out, i.e. A public meeting; also a rehearsal.">assembly;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">do</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: mə·le·ḵeṯ (N-fsc) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">regular work.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh (N-fs) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-7.htm">Leviticus 23:7-8</a></span><br />On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work. / For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-16.htm">Exodus 12:16</a></span><br />On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Deuteronomy 16:8</a></span><br />For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">2 Chronicles 30:21-22</a></span><br />The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD. / And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a></span><br />For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Nehemiah 8:18</a></span><br />Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-14</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a></span><br />It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Acts 12:3-4</a></span><br />And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. / He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on the seventh day you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work.</p><p class="hdg">in the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></b></br> And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, <i>which is</i> in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a></b></br> And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10,15-21</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Convocation</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Laborious</a> <a href="/numbers/28-24.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/28-23.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Servile</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Convocation</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Laborious</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Servile</a> <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/28-1.htm">Offerings are to be observed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/28-3.htm">The continual burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/28-9.htm">The offering on the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">On the new Moons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">At the Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">In the day of the firstfruits</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On the seventh day</b><br>The seventh day here refers to the final day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a significant festival in the Jewish calendar. This day is part of a week-long observance that begins with Passover, commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. The number seven often symbolizes completion and perfection in the Bible, reflecting God's creation week.<p><b>you shall hold a sacred assembly</b><br>A sacred assembly, or "holy convocation," is a gathering for worship and reflection. This assembly underscores the communal aspect of worship in ancient Israel, emphasizing unity and collective remembrance of God's deliverance. It is a time set apart for spiritual focus, aligning with the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation from the ordinary.<p><b>you must not do any regular work</b><br>The prohibition against regular work highlights the importance of rest and devotion to God. This command echoes the Sabbath principle, where rest is a form of worship and trust in God's provision. It serves as a reminder of the Israelites' dependence on God, contrasting their previous life of slavery in Egypt. This rest is a precursor to the ultimate rest found in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>, where believers are invited to enter God's rest through faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws and instructions from God, including those in <a href="/bsb/numbers/28.htm">Numbers 28</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom these instructions were given as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a></b><br>The seventh day of the week, set apart as a day of rest and sacred assembly for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites gathered for worship and where the sacred assembly would take place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites received these instructions as they journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rest.htm">The Importance of Rest</a></b><br>God designed the Sabbath as a day of rest, reflecting His own rest after creation. This principle of rest is vital for physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_assembly.htm">Sacred Assembly</a></b><br>Gathering for worship is a key aspect of the Sabbath, emphasizing community and corporate worship. It is a time to focus on God and His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_obedience.htm">Holiness and Obedience</a></b><br>Observing the Sabbath is an act of obedience and a sign of holiness. It sets God's people apart and reminds them of their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_reflection.htm">Spiritual Reflection</a></b><br>The Sabbath provides an opportunity for reflection on God's provision and faithfulness. It is a time to realign priorities and focus on spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_in_modern_life.htm">Application in Modern Life</a></b><br>While the specific observance of the Sabbath may differ today, the principles of rest, worship, and reflection remain relevant. Christians are encouraged to find regular times for rest and spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_demand_sacrifices_if_hearts_stray.htm">Why would a supposedly omniscient deity continue to demand repetitive sacrifices in Numbers 29 if the people's hearts were often wayward?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_biblical_numerology's_meaning.htm">What is the meaning of Biblical numerology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_grain-picking_on_sabbath_blameless.htm">Matthew 12:1-8: How can picking grain on the Sabbath be considered 'blameless' when it appears to contradict strict Old Testament Sabbath laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_numbers_29_rituals_historically_feasible.htm">What evidence exists that these extensive rituals, detailed in Numbers 29, were historically observed or feasible at that scale?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/28-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַיּוֹם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you shall hold</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sacred</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">assembly;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְרָא־</span> <span class="translit">(miq·rā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4744.htm">Strong's 4744: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regular work.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֶ֥אכֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/28-25.htm">Numbers 28:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/28-25.htm">OT Law: Numbers 28:25 On the seventh day you shall have (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/28-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 28:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 28:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/28-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 28:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 28:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>