Exodus
Exodus 12:16
16On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals — that is all you may do.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first | הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| day | וּבַיּ֤וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you are to hold | יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a sacred | קֹ֔דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| assembly | מִקְרָא־ | miq·rā- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4744 convocation; convoking, reading |
| and another | קֹ֖דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | וּבַיּוֹם֙ | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| You must | בָהֶ֔ם | ḇā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| do | יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה | yê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| any work | מְלָאכָה֙ | mə·lā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| on those days | אַ֚ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| except to prepare | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the meals | יֵאָכֵ֣ל | yê·’ā·ḵêl | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| that | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is all | לְבַדּ֖וֹ | lə·ḇad·dōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| you may do | יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה | yê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 28:18 · Leviticus 23:7–8 · Exodus 16:23 · Numbers 28:25 · Leviticus 23:21 · Jeremiah 17:21–22 · Leviticus 23:2–3 · Numbers 29:1 · Numbers 29:12 · Leviticus 23:27 · Leviticus 23:35 · Exodus 16:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.