Numbers 28:25
Numbers 28:25 in Multiple Translations
On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
Then on the seventh day there will be a holy meeting; you may do no field-work.
Hold a holy meeting on the seventh day of the festival. Don't do any of your normal work.
And in ye seuenth day ye shall haue an holy conuocation, wherein ye shall do no seruile work.
and on the seventh day a holy convocation ye have, ye do no servile work.
On the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.
And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
The seventh day also shall be most solemn and holy unto you: you shall do no servile work therein.
On the seventh day of that festival, you must again gather together to worship me, and you must not do any work.”
Berean Amplified Bible — Numbers 28:25
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Numbers 28:25 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וּ/בַ/יּוֹם֙
הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י
מִקְרָא
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
יִהְיֶ֣ה
לָ/כֶ֑ם
כָּל
מְלֶ֥אכֶת
עֲבֹדָ֖ה
לֹ֥א
תַעֲשֽׂוּ
וּ/בַ/יּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
Conj | Prep | N-ms
הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
Art | Adj
מִקְרָא
miqrâʼ
H4744
assembly
N-ms
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
Holy Place
N-ms
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
לָ/כֶ֑ם
Prep | Suff
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
מְלֶ֥אכֶת
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
N-fs
עֲבֹדָ֖ה
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
N-fs
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
Part
תַעֲשֽׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Numbers 28:25
וּ/בַ/יּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
"day"
Conj | Prep | N-ms
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
"seventh"
Art | Adj
The Hebrew word for seventh, this term is an ordinal number used to describe something in the seventh position. It appears in the Bible as seventh time.
Definition: 1) seventh 1a) ordinal number
Usage: Occurs in 94 OT verses. KJV: seventh (time). See also: Genesis 2:2; Numbers 29:12; Jeremiah 28:17.
מִקְרָא
miqrâʼ
H4744
"assembly"
N-ms
In the Bible, this word refers to a public gathering or assembly, like a convocation or sacred meeting. It is used to describe a calling together of people for a specific purpose. The word is used in various contexts, including religious and community gatherings.
Definition: 1) convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together 1a) convocation, sacred assembly 1b) convoking 1c) reading
Usage: Occurs in 22 OT verses. KJV: assembly, calling, convocation, reading. See also: Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:37; Isaiah 1:13.
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
"Holy Place"
N-ms
The Holy Place refers to a sacred or set-apart area, like the temple in Jerusalem. It is a place of sanctity and holiness, where God is worshipped. The Bible describes it as a place of reverence and awe.
Definition: This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Holy Place" G0039)
Usage: Occurs in 380 OT verses. KJV: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. See also: Exodus 3:5; Leviticus 23:4; 1 Chronicles 26:26.
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
"to be"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Definition: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
Usage: Occurs in 3131 OT verses. KJV: beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 17:4; Genesis 36:11.
לָ/כֶ֑ם
""
Prep | Suff
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
מְלֶ֥אכֶת
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
"work"
N-fs
Means work or employment, like a job or business, and is used to describe someone's occupation or the result of their labor, as seen in the Bible's description of various professions and industries.
Definition: 1) occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious
Usage: Occurs in 149 OT verses. KJV: business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship). See also: Genesis 2:2; 1 Chronicles 9:13; Psalms 73:28.
עֲבֹדָ֖ה
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
"service"
N-fs
This Hebrew word means service or work, including serving God or others. It appears in various forms in the Bible, such as in Exodus and Deuteronomy, to describe labor or ministry.
Definition: : service[as_servant/slave] 1) labour, service 1a) labour, work 1b) labour (of servant or slave) 1c) labour, service (of captives or subjects) 1d) service (of God)
Usage: Occurs in 125 OT verses. KJV: act, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought. See also: Genesis 29:27; Numbers 18:6; Psalms 104:14.
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
תַעֲשֽׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
Study Notes — Numbers 28:25
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Context — Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
23You are to present these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
24Offer the same food each day for seven days as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering.
25On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
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. 27Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Leviticus 23:8 | 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.’” |
| 2 | Numbers 28:18 | On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. |
| 3 | Exodus 13:6 | For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. |
| 4 | Exodus 12:16 | On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do. |
| 5 | Numbers 29:12 | On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days. |
| 6 | Numbers 28:26 | On 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. |
| 7 | Leviticus 23:3 | For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD. |
| 8 | Numbers 29:35 | On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. |
| 9 | Numbers 29:1 | “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets. |
| 10 | Leviticus 23:25 | You must not do any regular work, but you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD.’” |
Numbers 28:25 Summary
[This verse is talking about a special day of rest and worship, where the Israelites would stop their regular work and focus on their relationship with God. This is similar to the concept of the Sabbath, where God commands us to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy, as seen in Exodus 20:8-11. By observing this day of rest, the Israelites were able to trust in God's provision and find spiritual refreshment, just like we can when we prioritize our relationship with God and take time to rest and worship, as seen in Matthew 11:28-30.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the seventh day in Numbers 28:25?
The seventh day in Numbers 28:25 is a sacred assembly, a day of rest and worship, where the Israelites were to cease from their regular work and focus on their relationship with God, similar to the Sabbath day described in Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15.
Why were the Israelites commanded not to do any regular work on the seventh day?
The Israelites were commanded not to do any regular work on the seventh day to observe a sacred assembly, to honor God, and to trust in His provision, as seen in the example of the manna in Exodus 16:22-30, where God provided for their needs on the Sabbath day.
How does this verse relate to the concept of the Sabbath in the Bible?
This verse is closely related to the concept of the Sabbath, as described in Exodus 20:8-11, where God commands the Israelites to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy, and in Hebrews 4:9-11, where the Sabbath rest is seen as a shadow of the eternal rest that believers will experience in Christ.
What can we learn from the Israelites' experience of sacred assemblies and rest?
We can learn the importance of prioritizing our relationship with God, taking time to rest and worship, and trusting in His provision, as seen in Matthew 11:28-30, where Jesus invites us to come to Him and find rest for our souls.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways I can apply the principle of resting from regular work to my own life, in order to focus on my relationship with God?
- How can I use my Sundays, or other days of rest, to cultivate a deeper sense of worship and connection with God?
- What are some things that I can let go of, or set aside, in order to observe a sacred assembly, or a day of rest, in my own life?
- How can I trust in God's provision, like the Israelites did, and find rest in Him, even in the midst of busy or challenging circumstances?
Gill's Exposition on Numbers 28:25
And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation,.... As on the first: ye shall do no servile work; unless in dressing food.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 28:25
And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD. In the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover.
Cambridge Bible on Numbers 28:25
Chapters 28, 29. P The amounts of public offerings at the sacred seasons The following are the seasons for which offerings are enjoined:—(1) every morning and evening (Numbers 28:3-8), (2) the Sabbath (Numbers 28:9 f.), (3) the first day of each month (Numbers 28:11-15) [the Passover is mentioned Numbers 28:16), but no offering is commanded], (4) the seven days of Unleavened Cakes (Numbers 28:17-25), (5) the Feast of Weeks (Numbers 28:26-31), (6) the first day of the sacred seventh month, i.e. the Feast of Trumpets (Numbers 29:1-6), (7) the tenth day of the seventh month, i.e. the Day of Atonement (Numbers 29:7-11), (8) the fifteenth to the twenty-first day of the seventh month, i.e. the seven days of the Feast of Booths (Numbers 29:12-31), (9) the additional, eighth, day of the Feast of Booths (Numbers 29:35-38). Nos. (7) and (9) shew that the list is post-exilic, for neither was observed before the time of Ezra. The offerings are of four kinds:—burnt-offerings (the flesh of animals), meal-offerings (meal and oil), drink-offerings or libations (wine), and sin-offerings (one he-goat). Similar lists, not, however, so complete and systematic, are found in the Law of Holiness (Leviticus 23) and Ezekiel 45:18 to Ezekiel 46:15. The amounts of the meal-offerings and libations have already been given in Numbers 15:1-16. The animals to be offered are as follows:—4 lambs for a burnt-offering on the Sabbath, and 2 on each of the other days in the week; on all the holy-days except the Sabbath one he-goat for a sin-offering; and in addition to these the following animals: LambsRamsBullocksst day of each month712Each of the 7 days of Unleavened Cakes712Feast of Weeks712st day of 7th month711th day of 7th month711Each of the 7 days of the Feast of Booths also 13 bullocks on the 1st day, and decreasing by one on each succeeding day.142th day of the Feast of Booths711
Whedon's Commentary on Numbers 28:25
25. The seventh day — Leviticus 23:8, note. It is called in Exodus 13:6, a feast to Jehovah.
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