And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
On that very same day, you must announce a holy gathering for yourselves. You shall not do any regular work on that day. This will be a permanent law for you and your families in all the places where you live, for all generations to come.
God is establishing a permanent holy day where His people must gather together and rest from their regular work.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's instructions to Moses about the Festival of Weeks (later called Pentecost), which celebrated the harvest and occurred fifty days after Passover. The Israelites had just been freed from slavery in Egypt and were receiving detailed instructions about how to worship and live as God's chosen people. These holy days were meant to set them apart from other nations and help them remember God's faithfulness.
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