Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:8
8For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For six | שֵׁ֥שֶׁת | šê·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H8337 six |
| days | יָמִ֖ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| you must eat | תֹּאכַ֣ל | tō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| unleavened bread | מַצּ֑וֹת | maṣ·ṣō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4682 unleavened bread, or cake(s) |
| and on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | וּבַיּ֣וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you shall hold a solemn assembly | עֲצֶ֙רֶת֙ | ‘ă·ṣe·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H6116 assembly |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| and you must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| do | תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ṯa·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| any work | מְלָאכָֽה׃ס | mə·lā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.