Leviticus 16:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Leviticus 16:31 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.”
King James Version · Public Domain“It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“it <FI>is<Fi> to you a sabbath of rest, and ye have humbled yourselves--a statute age-during.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 16:31 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 31:15For 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.
- Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
- Leviticus 23:32It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath.”
- Leviticus 25:4But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.
- Isaiah 58:3“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
- Isaiah 58:5Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).