John Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 23:36

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Seven days ye shall offer an offering made, by fire unto the Lord, etc.] A burnt offering; what this was, and how many were offered on each day, see at large in (<042913>Numbers 29:13-34); on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; as on the first day; (see Gill on “<032335>Leviticus 23:35”): and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord; which was different from that on all the other days, being one bullock only, etc. (<042935>Numbers 29:35,36); it [is] a solemn assembly; of all the people, when they were gathered together before the Lord. Some render the word used a “restraint” or “detention”, and interpret it of restraining or detaining them from servile work, as in the next clause; so Aben Ezra and Gersom; but this sense seems to make that clause unnecessary and is never used elsewhere where that is: ye shall do no servile work [therein]; as on the first day; (see Gill on “<032335>Leviticus 23:35”).

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