16And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
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In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. …
In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-20)Moses and Aaron here receive of the Lord what they were afterwards to deliver to the people concerning the ordinance of the passover, to which is prefixed an order for a new style to be observed in their months ( Exod. 12:1 , 2 ): This shall be to you the beginning of months . They had hitherto begun their year from the middle of September, but henceforward they were to begin it from the middle of…
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