Leviticus 23:8

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“For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’””

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BSBPD

“For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah seven days: in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and ye have brought near a fire-offering to Jehovah seven days; in the seventh day <FI>is<Fi> a holy convocation; ye do no servile work.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 23:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 13:6For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
  2. Leviticus 23:7On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.
  3. Numbers 28:18On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  4. Numbers 28:25On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  5. Numbers 28:26On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  6. Ezekiel 45:23Each day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering.

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

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