Bible Strands
Leviticus 23:29
If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records divine instruction to Israel concerning the tenth day of the seventh month, designated as the Day of Atonement. This command establishes the required posture for the community before the LORD’s atoning work.
The words — תְעֻנֶּ֔ה (te.'u.Neh) translates literally as "it will humble itself," while עֶ֖צֶם ('E.tzem) means "substance" or "flesh." The phrasing frames self-humiliation as a physical and substantive act tied to the appointed day.
The thread — The warning to be "cut off from his people" parallels the covenant exclusion warning in Genesis 17:14. The command to humble yourself recurs as a fixed requirement in Leviticus 23:27 and Leviticus 23:32.
Why it lands — The verse states that refusal to humble oneself on this day results in being cut off from the people. It demands concrete submission as the necessary condition for participating in the atonement ritual.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
Cross-references
- Genesis 17:14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
- Leviticus 23:27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD.
- Leviticus 23:32 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.”
- Numbers 5:2 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
- Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
- Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Ezekiel 7:16 The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.