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Leviticus 23:7 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 23 · verse 7
In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.Leviticus 23:7 · King James Version
Leviticus 23:7 in context
5In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.
6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- convocationmiqrâʼsomething called outH4744 →
- servileʻăbôdâhwork of any kindH5656 →
- firstriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- holyqôdesha sacred place or thingH6944 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Here again the feasts are called the feasts of the Lord, because he appointed them. Jeroboam's feast, which he devised of his own heart (Kg1 12:33), was an affront to God, and a reproach upon the people.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-14