Leviticus 23:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָשָׂה
you will do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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מְלָאכָה
work of
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מְלָאכָה
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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קֹדֶשׁ
holiness
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קֹדֶשׁ
Holiness, sacredness. Qodesh. That which belongs to God. Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts. His holiness fills the whole earth.
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מִקְרָא
a convocation of
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מִקְרָא
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
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כֹּל
any
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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עֲבֹדָה
servitude
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עֲבֹדָה
work of any kind
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