Numbers 29:7
in Numbers 29On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall do no manner of work;
KJV
And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:
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This verse in Numbers 29
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd ye shall have on the tenth day of the seventh month an holy convocation,.... The month Tisri, as before; so the Targum of Jonathan: and ye shall afflict your souls; or persons; their bodies by fasting, and their souls by repentance and humiliation; for this was a grand fast, as it is called Act 27:9, ye shall not do any work therein; see Lev 23:28.
This site's exposition
ye shall afflict your souls
on Numbers 29:7-11
The tenth day is the day of atonement, and afflict your souls is the one fast the law commands. Leviticus 16 gives the ceremony with the two goats and the entry behind the veil, and Numbers gives the burnt offering that goes beside it, the same bullock, ram and seven lambs brought on the first of the month. Verse 11 then asks for a kid of the goats for a sin offering beside the sin offering of atonement, so a sin offering is required on the day the nation's sin is put away. Hebrews 10:1-4 takes up that repetition by name and says the blood of bulls and of goats cannot take away sins.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
And ye shall have on the tenth day. This was the day of Atonement. For although they never came into God's presence without supplication for pardon, they then in a special manner confessed their sins, because a fast was appointed in token of their guilt.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Its institution, together with the observance to which that day was devoted, was described (Le 16:29, 30). But additional offerings seem to be noticed, namely, the large animal sacrifice for a general expiation, which was a sweet savor unto the Lord, and the sin offering to atone for the sins that mingled with that day's services.
On the tenth day - See the notes on Lev 16:29, and Lev 23:24 (note).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The offering on the great Day of Atonement was the same with that just specified. The great ceremonies of the day are described in Lev. 16.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
He mentioned [with reference to the Additional Offerings of] the first day of the seventh month [i.e., the New Year], beside the burnt-offering of the New Moon and the meal-offering thereof, but He did not mention the sin-offering of the New Moon, 207 Above,:15.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 7 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩ | uveasor | and on the ten | H6218 → | |
| לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ | lachodesh | of the month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י | hashevii | <the> seventh | H7637 → | 98 times |
| הַזֶּ֗ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| מִֽקְרָא־ | mikra'- | a convocation of | H4744 → | 23 times |
| קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | kodesh | holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָכֶ֔ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם | veinitem | and you will humble | H6031 → | 82 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם | nafshoteikhem | selves your | H5315 → | 754 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלָאכָ֖ה | melakhah | work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | taasu | you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩and on the ten
uveasorH6218 →
לַחֹ֨דֶשׁof the month
lachodeshH2320 →284 times
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י<the> seventh
hasheviiH7637 →98 times
הַזֶּ֗ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
מִֽקְרָא־a convocation of
mikra'-H4744 →23 times
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙holiness
kodeshH6944 →469 times
יִהְיֶ֣הit will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
לָכֶ֔םto <the> you
lakhem
וְעִנִּיתֶ֖םand you will humble
veinitemH6031 →82 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םselves your
nafshoteikhemH5315 →754 times
כָּל־any
kol-H3605 →5413 times
מְלָאכָ֖הwork
melakhahH4399 →167 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃you will do
taasuH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
it leads to
- Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:9–10
And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any…
- Isaiah 61:2–3
to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
- John 16:20–22
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Psalms 126:5–6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
- Revelation 21:4
Through
Romans 6:6We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
it leads to
- Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
- Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- Galatians 2:20
Through
Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
it leads to
- Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Revelation 1:7
Where this verse is studied
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About Numbers
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.