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This is a permanent law for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />It <i>shall be</i> a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It <i>is</i> a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. <i>It is</i> a statute forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is to be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, so that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest for you, that you may humble your souls; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest for you, that you may humble your souls; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest for you, that you may humble your souls; it is a perpetual statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial; it is a permanent statute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and from now on, it must be celebrated each year. Go without eating and make this a day of complete rest just like the Sabbath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the most important worship festival there is for you. You will humble yourselves. It is a permanent law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That day is to be a very holy day, one on which they fast and do no work at all. These regulations are to be observed for all time to come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It's the Sabbath of all Sabbaths for you, so humble yourselves. This is to be a perpetual statute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and ye shall afflict your souls by a statute for ever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />it [is] a Sabbath of rest for you, and you have humbled yourselves—a continuous statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> it is to you a sabbath of rest, and ye have humbled yourselves -- a statute age-during.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this is a Sabbath of Sabbath to you, and ye humbled your souls, a law forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For it is a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls by a perpetual religion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For it is a Sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls as a perpetual observance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It shall be a sabbath of complete rest for you, on which you must humble yourselves—an everlasting statute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is a sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall deny yourselves; it is a statute forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It shall be a sabbath and a rest to you, and you shall humble yourselves; it is a statute for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A rest and tranquility are yours, and humble your souls: the Written Law to eternity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This shall be to you a most holy sabbath, a rest, and ye shall humble your souls; it is a perpetual ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-31.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/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4527" 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/leviticus/16.htm">The Day of Atonement</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">It</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·baṯ (N-csc) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">is a Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/7677.htm" title="7677: šab·bā·ṯō·wn (N-ms) -- Sabbath observance, sabbatism. From shabbath; a sabbatism or special holiday.">of complete rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: wə·‘in·nî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">that you may humble</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">yourselves;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">it is a permanent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: ḥuq·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">statute.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments…<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="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-3</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. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-9.htm">Acts 27:9</a></span><br />By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5-6</a></span><br />One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a></span><br />If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Isaiah 66:23</a></span><br />From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a></span><br />I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-20.htm">Ezekiel 20:20</a></span><br />Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-15.htm">Exodus 31:15-17</a></span><br />For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. / The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. / It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Leviticus 23:32</a></b></br> It <i>shall be</i> unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth <i>day</i> of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-4.htm">Leviticus 25:4</a></b></br> But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/31-15.htm">Exodus 31:15</a></b></br> Six days may work be done; but in the seventh <i>is</i> the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth <i>any</i> work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/genesis/34-2.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Lasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Permanent</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-18.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/exodus/35-2.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-12.htm">Special</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-29.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Lasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Permanent</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-5.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Special</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">how the high priest must enter into the holy place</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">The sin offering for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">The sin offering for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">The scapegoat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">The yearly feast of the expiations</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'; 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In <a href="/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31</a>, the Sabbath of complete rest refers specifically to the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, a day set apart for the Israelites to cease from all work. This day was unique among the Sabbaths because it was a time for national repentance and atonement for sins. The idea of rest here is not merely physical but also spiritual, symbolizing trust in God's provision and sovereignty. The Sabbath rest foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Jesus Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>, where believers enter into God's rest through faith.<p><b>that you may humble yourselves</b><br>Humbling oneself on the Day of Atonement involved fasting and self-denial, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Leviticus 23:27-32</a>. This act of humility was a physical expression of repentance and acknowledgment of one's sins before God. The Hebrew term for "humble" can also mean "afflict," indicating a deep sense of contrition and penitence. This practice is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to humble themselves before God (<a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a>) and recognize their need for His grace and forgiveness.<p><b>it is a permanent statute</b><br>The phrase "permanent statute" underscores the enduring nature of this commandment for the Israelites. It was to be observed annually, signifying its importance in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and His people. This statute was not only a reminder of their need for atonement but also pointed to the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice on the cross fulfilled the requirements of the law (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>). The permanence of this statute highlights the unchanging nature of God's holiness and the continual need for atonement, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who received the laws from God, including the instructions for the Day of Atonement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The first high priest of Israel and brother of Moses, who performed the rituals of atonement as described in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were commanded to observe the Day of Atonement as a day of rest and humility.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_atonement.htm">Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a></b><br>A significant and solemn day in the Jewish calendar dedicated to atonement and repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the high priest performed the atonement rituals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_of_solemn_rest.htm">Sabbath of Solemn Rest</a></b><br>The Day of Atonement is a day set apart for rest, reflecting the Sabbath principle of ceasing from work to focus on spiritual matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_repentance.htm">Humility and Repentance</a></b><br>The command to "humble yourselves" underscores the importance of approaching God with a contrite heart, acknowledging our sins and need for His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/permanent_statute.htm">Permanent Statute</a></b><br>The Day of Atonement is described as a "permanent statute," indicating its enduring significance and the timeless need for atonement and reconciliation with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_reflection.htm">Spiritual Reflection</a></b><br>This day serves as an opportunity for deep spiritual reflection, encouraging believers to examine their lives and align themselves with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_atonement.htm">Christ as Our Atonement</a></b><br>For Christians, the Day of Atonement points to Jesus Christ, who provides the ultimate atonement for sin, inviting believers to rest in His finished work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_sabbath_on_saturday_or_sunday.htm">Is the Sabbath on Saturday or Sunday?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_nehemiah_10_31's_sabbath_feasible.htm">How can Nehemiah 10:31's strict Sabbath regulations be feasible, given the economic and agricultural demands of that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_did_women_buy_spices__before_or_after_sabbath.htm">When did the women buy the spices: after the Sabbath (Mark 16:1) or before, preparing them and resting on the Sabbath (Luke 23:55-24:1)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_16_29-31_align_with_jesus'_sacrifice.htm">How does Leviticus 16:29-31 align with later New Testament teachings that suggest Jesus' sacrifice replaces the need for repeated atonement rituals?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">It shall be a Sabbath of rest unto you.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">a resting day of solemn resting, a Sabbath of Sabbaths, i.e., </span>a day of complete and perfect rest. This phrase, which occurs six times in the Bible, is only applied to weekly Sabbaths (<a href="/exodus/16-23.htm" title="And he said to them, This is that which the LORD has said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath to the LORD: bake that which you will bake to day, and seethe that you will seethe; and that which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.">Exodus 16:23</a>; <a href="/exodus/31-15.htm" title="Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whoever does any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.">Exodus 31:15</a>; <a href="/exodus/35-2.htm" title="Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever does work therein shall be put to death.">Exodus 35:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm" title="Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; you shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.">Leviticus 23:3</a>), the Day of Atonement (<a href="/leviticus/16-31.htm" title="It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.">Leviticus 16:31</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm" title="It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even to even, shall you celebrate your sabbath.">Leviticus 23:32</a>), and to the Sabbatical year, or the year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-4.htm" title="But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest to the land, a sabbath for the LORD: you shall neither sow your field, nor prune your vineyard.">Leviticus 25:4</a>), but not to the other festivals. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-31.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">It</span><br /><span class="heb">הִיא֙</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a Sabbath</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁבַּ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(šab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of solemn rest</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁבָּת֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šab·bā·ṯō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7677.htm">Strong's 7677: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sabbath observance, sabbatism</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you may humble</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘in·nî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your souls;</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is a permanent</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">statute.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻקַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥuq·qaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed, an enactment, statute</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-31.htm">Leviticus 16:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/16-31.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:31 It is a Sabbath of solemn rest (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:32" /></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>