King James Version
Leviticus 23:30 in the King James Version says “And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.”
Leviticus 23:30 · KJV
And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.
For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.
Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. celebrate: Heb. rest
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properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And whatsoever soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“it be that doeth”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“any work”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
“in that same”
H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“will I destroy”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“And whatsoever soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“from among”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
“his people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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