29 ¶ So this shall be an ordinance forever unto you: the tenth day of the [a]seventh month, ye shall [b]humble your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of the same country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you.

30 For that (A)day shall the Priest make an atonement for you to cleanse you: ye shall be clean from all your sins before the Lord.

31 This shall be a [c]Sabbath of rest unto you, and you shall humble your souls by an ordinance forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:29 Which was Tishri, and answereth to part of September, and part of October.
  2. Leviticus 16:29 Meaning, by abstinence and fasting, Num. 25:7.
  3. Leviticus 16:31 Or a rest which ye shall keep most diligently.

29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(A) for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month(B) you must deny yourselves[a](C) and not do any work(D)—whether native-born(E) or a foreigner residing among you— 30 because on this day atonement will be made(F) for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.(G) 31 It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves;(H) it is a lasting ordinance.(I)

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  1. Leviticus 16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31