Leviticus 23:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 23:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Jehovah your God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Jehovah your God.
Leviticus 23:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Jehovah your God.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye shall do no work in that same day, etc.] No more than on the weekly sabbath: for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God: (see Gill on “<031630>Leviticus 16:30”); Aben Ezra’s note is, “for you only,” that is, for the Israelites, and not the Gentiles; but the atonement of Christ, the antitype of this, was not for the sins of the Jews only, but for the sins of the whole world, of all his people in it, (<620202>1 John 2:2).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Whatsoever soul - Either of the Jewish nation, or religion. Hereby God would signify the absolute necessity which every man had of repentance and forgiveness of sin, and the desperate condition of all impenitent persons. Leviticus 23:32”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 16:34; Isa 53:10; Dan 9:24; Zac 3:9; Rom 5:10, Rom 5:11; Heb 9:12, Heb 9:26; Heb 10:10, Heb 10:14; Jo1 2:2, Jo1 4:10, Jo1 5:6 Leviticus 23:29”
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