King James Version

Leviticus 16:31

It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

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שַׁבַּ֨תshabatsabbathשַׁבָּתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “sabbath”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath([phrase] every) sabbath.שַׁבָּת֥וֹןshabatonrestשַׁבָּתוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rest”, the ordinary formH7677a sabbatism or special holidayrest, sabbath.הִיא֙hias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לָכֶ֔םlakhemtoלָכֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םveinitemand abase selfעָנָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and abase self”, a completed action in a sequenceH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnafshoteykhemcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…חֻקַּ֖תchuqatappointedחֻקָּהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2708{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.עוֹלָֽםolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

it [is] to you a sabbath of rest, and ye have humbled yourselves — a statute age-during.

World English Bible

It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever.

Darby Translation

A sabbath of rest shall it be unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls: [it is] an everlasting statute.

Douay-Rheims

For it is a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls by a perpetual religion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This shall be to you a most holy sabbath, a rest, and ye shall humble your souls; it is a perpetual ordinance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σάββατα σαββάτων ἀνάπαυσις αὕτη ἔσται ὑμῖν· καὶ ταπεινώσετε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν, νόμιμον αἰώνιον.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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