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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All who do not deny themselves that day will be cut off from God’s people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For whatsoever soul <i>it be</i> that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For any person who is not afflicted <i>in soul</i> on that same day shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is any person who does not humble himself on this very day, he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any person does not practice self-denial on this particular day, he is to be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any person does not practice self-denial on this particular day, he must be cut off from his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day; he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will destroy anyone who refuses to go without eating. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who do not humble themselves on that day will be excluded from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any who eat anything on that day will no longer be considered God's people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Anyone who doesn't humble himself that same day is to be eliminated from contact with his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, any person who does not behave with humility on this particular day will be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day; shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For whatever soul it may be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day shall be cut off from his people. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For any person who is not humbled in this very day has even been cut off from his people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'For any person who is not humbled in this self-same day hath even been cut off from his people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For every soul which shall not be humbled in, that same day, and it was cut off from its people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Every soul that is not afflicted on this day, shall perish from among his people: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Every soul that has not been afflicted on this day shall perish from his people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who do not humble themselves on this day shall be cut off from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For anyone who does not practice self-denial during that entire day shall be cut off from the people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For whatever person it be who does not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because every soul that will not be humbled in this day will be destroyed from his people.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every soul that shall not be humbled in that day, shall be cut off from among its people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-29.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=6275" 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/23.htm">The Day of Atonement</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: han·ne·p̄eš (Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></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.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: ṯə·‘un·neh (V-Pual-Imperf-3fs) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">humble himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">on this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘e·ṣem (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">he must be cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: mê·‘am·me·hā (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">from his people.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>I will destroy from among his people anyone who does any work on this day.…<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="/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30-31</a></span><br />But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people. / He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”<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="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Isaiah 1:28</a></span><br />But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-31.htm">Matthew 12:31-32</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. / Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Numbers 9:13</a></span><br />But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Hebrews 2:2-3</a></span><br />For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, / how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-23.htm">Acts 3:23</a></span><br />Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Deuteronomy 17:12</a></span><br />But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a></span><br />Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13</a></span><br />And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-21.htm">Galatians 5:21</a></span><br />and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For whatever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.</p><p class="hdg">that shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Leviticus 23:27,32</a></b></br> Also on the tenth <i>day</i> of this seventh month <i>there shall be</i> a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a></b></br> And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></b></br> They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim <i>is</i> my firstborn.</p><p class="hdg">he shall be</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a></b></br> And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/13-9.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-31.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-15.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-28.htm">Self-Same</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-20.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-30.htm">Self-Same</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-30.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-30.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-30.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-1.htm">The feasts of the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">The Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-9.htm">The sheaf of firstfruits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">The feast of Pentecost</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Gleanings to be left for the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm">The feast of trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-26.htm">The day of atonement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">The feast of tabernacles</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 the context of <a href="/leviticus/23.htm">Leviticus 23</a>, this is specifically related to the Day of Atonement, a solemn day of reflection and penitence. The requirement to humble oneself underscores the importance of recognizing one's sinfulness and need for atonement. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Psalm 35:13</a> and <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Isaiah 58:3-5</a>, where fasting is linked to humility and repentance. The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, is a critical observance in the Jewish calendar, emphasizing reconciliation with God and community.<p><b>he must be cut off from his people</b><br>Being "cut off" signifies a severe consequence, often interpreted as excommunication or even death. This phrase highlights the seriousness of failing to observe the Day of Atonement. In the ancient Israelite community, communal identity and covenant relationship with God were paramount. To be cut off meant losing one's place within the covenant community, which was both a spiritual and social penalty. This concept is seen in other parts of the Torah, such as <a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a> and <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Exodus 12:15</a>, where failure to adhere to God's commands results in being cut off. Theologically, this foreshadows the ultimate separation from God due to unrepentant sin, a theme further developed in the New Testament, particularly in the teachings of Jesus about the final judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of the Levitical laws, including the Day of Atonement, which is the context of this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader through whom God delivered the laws to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_atonement.htm">The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)</a></b><br>A sacred day of fasting, repentance, and atonement for the sins of the people, central to the context of this verse.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where the high priest would perform the atonement rituals, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_high_priest.htm">The High Priest</a></b><br>The individual responsible for making atonement for the people, entering the Holy of Holies on their behalf.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Humility is not just an outward act but an inward posture of the heart. It is essential for maintaining a right relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The requirement to humble oneself on the Day of Atonement underscores the gravity of sin and the need for repentance and atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Being "cut off from his people" highlights the communal aspect of faith and the consequences of individual disobedience on the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_atonement.htm">Christ as Our Atonement</a></b><br>In the New Covenant, Jesus is our ultimate atonement, and through Him, we find forgiveness and reconciliation with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_a_life_of_repentance.htm">Living a Life of Repentance</a></b><br>Regular self-examination and repentance should be a part of our spiritual discipline, reflecting the spirit of the Day of Atonement in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_23_29_align_with_mercy.htm">In Leviticus 23:29, how do we reconcile the command that anyone who does not afflict themselves shall be cut off, with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_pride.htm">What does the Bible say about pride?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_spiritually_minded.htm">What does the Bible say about looking down on others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) F<span class= "bld">or whatsoever soul . . . he shall be cut off from among his people.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">For whatsoever soul </span>. . . <span class= "ital">that shall be cut off from his people. </span>(See Note on <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm" title="Therefore every one that eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.">Leviticus 19:8</a>.) Any member of the community who does not fast on this day God himself will punish with excision, except those who through old age or sickness are unable to endure it.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-29.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</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">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</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">humble himself</span><br /><span class="heb">תְעֻנֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·‘un·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<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">on this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">he must be cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from his people.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘am·me·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-29.htm">Leviticus 23:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/23-29.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:29 For whoever it is who shall not (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:30" /></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>