Leviticus 16:31 “It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselv…”

Leviticus 16:31

It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

World English Bible

It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever.

American Standard Version

It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.

Geneva Bible 1599

This shall be a Sabbath of rest vnto you, and ye shall humble your soules, by an ordinance for euer.

Darby Translation

A sabbath of rest shall it be unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls: [it is] an everlasting statute.

Young's Literal Translation

it [is] to you a sabbath of rest, and ye have humbled yourselves — a statute age-during.

Bible in Basic English

It is a special Sabbath for you, and you are to keep yourselves from pleasure; it is an order for ever.

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Cross references

“It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.”

Leviticus 23:32 Leviticus 25:4 Exodus 31:15 Exodus 35:2

Leviticus 23:32 · BSB

It 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 25:4 · BSB

But 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.

Exodus 31:15 · BSB

For 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 35:2 · 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.

Also

Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 58:3

Isaiah 58:5 · BSB

Is 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?

Isaiah 58:3 · BSB

“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.

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

In context

30because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

32The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments

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