Numbers 29:7

On 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses and the Israelite community while detailing the autumn festival calendar. The command marks the tenth day of the seventh month as a mandatory day of rest and solemn gathering.

The words — וְעִנִּיתֶם (ve.'inni.tem) literally means "and you shall humble yourselves," and מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ (mik.ra' ko.desh) translates as "a sacred convocation."

The thread — This observance repeats the permanent statute in Leviticus 16:29 and parallels the promised pouring out of grace and mourning in Zechariah 12:10.

Why it lands — The text commands abstaining from all labor and actively humbling oneself on a fixed calendar date. It requires concrete obedience to a divinely appointed rhythm rather than optional or subjective devotion.

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The Hebrew words

וּבֶעָשׂוֹר֩u./ve./'a.sOrand/ on the/ ten לַחֹ֨דֶשׁla./Cho.deshof the/ month הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha./she.vi.'I<the>/ seventh הַזֶּ֗הha./Zeh<the>/ this מִֽקְרָא־mik.ra'-a convocation of קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshholiness יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beלָכֶ֔םla./Khemto <the>/ youוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve./'i.ni.Temand/ you will humble אֶת־'et-<obj.>נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei./Khemselves/ your כָּל־kol-any מְלָאכָ֖הme.la.Khahwork לֹ֥אlo'not תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.Suyou will do

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Leviticus 16:29 This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Zechariah 12:10 Then 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 will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Romans 6:6 We 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.
James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Leviticus 23:26 Again the LORD said to Moses,
Ezra 8:21 And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Psalms 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
Isaiah 58:3 “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.