Leviticus 23:31

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“You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.”

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BSBPD

“You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Ye shall do no manner of work: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“ye do no work--a statute age-during to your generations in all your dwellings.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 23:31 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 16:34This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  2. Leviticus 23:14You must not eat any bread or roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
  3. Leviticus 23:21On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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