Exodus 12:16 “On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

World English Bible

In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no kind of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, only that may be done by you.

American Standard Version

And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in the first day shalbe an holie assemblie: also in the seuenth day shalbe an holy assemblie vnto you: no worke shalbe done in them, saue about that which euery man must eate: that onely may ye do.

Darby Translation

And on the first day ye shall have a holy convocation, and on the seventh day a holy convocation: no manner of work shall be done on them, save what is eaten by every person — that only shall be done by you.

Young's Literal Translation

'And in the first day [is] a holy convocation, and in the seventh day ye have a holy convocation; any work is not done in them, only that which is eaten by any person — it alone is done by you,

Bible in Basic English

And on the first day there is to be a holy meeting and on the seventh day a holy meeting; no sort of work may be done on those days but only to make ready what is necessary for everyone's food.

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Cross references

“first day”

Numbers 28:18 Numbers 28:25 Leviticus 23:21 Leviticus 23:27 Leviticus 23:35 Numbers 29:1

Numbers 28:18 · BSB

On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.

Numbers 28:25 · BSB

On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.

Leviticus 23:21 · BSB

On 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.

Leviticus 23:27 · BSB

“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD.

Leviticus 23:35 · BSB

On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

Numbers 29:1 · BSB

“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.

“no manner”

Exodus 16:23 Exodus 16:5 Exodus 16:29 Exodus 20:10 Exodus 35:2 Exodus 35:3

Exodus 16:23 · BSB

He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and kee…

Exodus 16:5 · BSB

Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

Exodus 16:29 · BSB

Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”

Exodus 20:10 · BSB

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

Exodus 35:2 · BSB

For 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.

Exodus 35:3 · BSB

Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

17So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

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