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29 “And this shall be a lasting statute[a] for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth of the month, you must deny yourselves and you must not do any work, whether the native or[b] the alien who is dwelling in your midst, 30 because on this day he shall make atonement for you to cleanse you; you must be clean from all your sins before[c] Yahweh. 31 It is a Sabbath of complete rest[d] for you, and you shall deny yourselves—it is a lasting statute.[e]

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  1. Leviticus 16:29 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
  2. Leviticus 16:29 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 16:30 Literally “to the faces of”
  4. Leviticus 16:31 Literally “a Sabbath of ‘Sabbathation.’” “Sabbathation” is not a real word, but it is devised as an attempt to convey the sounds of the related nouns in the Hebrew phrase
  5. Leviticus 16:31 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”

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