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And 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. (KJV)
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וּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.Yomand [will be] on the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 1
הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOn<the> first
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: first
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 2
מִקְרָא\־mik.ra'-a convocation of
Lemma: מִקְרָא (miq.ra) · Strong's: H4744
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 23:4, Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8, Leviticus 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4744; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 3
קֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshholiness
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 4
וּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmand on the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 5
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventh
Lemma: שְׁבִיעִי (she.vi.i) · Strong's: H7637
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: seventh
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:4, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 13:6, Exodus 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 6
מִקְרָא\־mik.ra'-a convocation of
Lemma: מִקְרָא (miq.ra) · Strong's: H4744
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 23:4, Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8, Leviticus 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4744; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 7
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshholiness
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 8
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 9
כָּל\־kol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 10
מְלָאכָה֙me.la.Khahwork
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 11
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 12
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.Sehit will be done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 13
אַ֚ךְ'akhonly
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[that] which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 15
יֵאָכֵ֣לye.'a.Khelit will be eaten
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 16
לְכָל\־le.kholby every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 17
נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshperson
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul: person
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 18
ה֥וּאhu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 19
לְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.Doto only it
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 20
יֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.Sehit will be done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Exodus 12:16 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On the first | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| you are to hold | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a sacred | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| assembly | → | מִקְרָא H4744 assembly |
| and another | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| . . . | → | מִקְרָא H4744 assembly |
| on the seventh | → | שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| You must | → | |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| any work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| on those days | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| except to prepare | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the meals | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is all | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| you may do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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