Leviticus 23:25

You must not do any regular work, but you are to present a food offering to the LORD.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The LORD commands Moses to instruct the Israelites regarding the observance of the seventh month. This directive follows the announcement of a sacred assembly marked by trumpet blasts on the first day of that month.

The words — The Hebrew מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה (meleket avodah) literally means "work of servitude" or "regular work," paired with the negative command לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ (lo ta'asu), "you will not do."

The thread — This labor prohibition mirrors the pattern in Leviticus 23:21, which also mandates a sacred assembly with a ban on regular work as a permanent statute.

Why it lands — The text explicitly forbids ordinary labor on the appointed day while requiring the presentation of a fire offering to Yahweh, establishing a clear boundary between sacred observance and daily routine.

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The Hebrew words

כָּל־kol-any מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetwork of עֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.Dahservitude לֹ֣אlo'not תַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.Suyou will do וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve./hik.rav.Temand/ you will present אִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.Sheha fire offering לַיהוָֽה׃ סla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh

King James Version

Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Cross-references

Leviticus 23:21 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.