King James Version
Leviticus 23:31 in the King James Version says “Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.”
Leviticus 23:31 · KJV
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
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“no manner of work”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“throughout your generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“in all your dwellings”
H4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
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