The Meaning of Leviticus 23:32 Explained

Leviticus 23:32

KJV: It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

YLT: It is a sabbath of rest to you, and ye have humbled yourselves in the ninth of the month at even; from evening till evening ye do keep your sabbath.'

Darby: A sabbath of rest shall it be unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls. On the ninth of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

ASV: It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

It [shall be] unto you a sabbath  of rest,  and ye shall afflict  your souls:  in the ninth  [day] of the month  at even,  from even  unto even,  shall ye celebrate  your sabbath. 

What does Leviticus 23:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 23:15-32 - Wave-Loaves, Trumpets And Atonement
The Hebrew feasts divide themselves into two groups, connected with the Passover and the Day of Atonement, respectively, and occurring in the first and seventh months of the year. First came the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the first month, followed closely by the Week of Unleavened Bread, and at a distance of seven weeks further on by the Feast of Pentecost (Pentecost is the Greek word for fifty; see Leviticus 23:16).
These three form the first group. Six months afterward, on the tenth day of the seventh month, came the most solemn day in the whole year-the Day of Atonement. It was preceded by the Feast of Trumpets, and followed closely by the Feast of Tabernacles. This was the second group. But each group set forth a distinct aspect of redemption. In the Passover, we are reminded that we were redeemed from sin: in the Atonement, that we are redeemed to God. Do not forget to find Christ's resurrection in Leviticus 23:11, and the first-fruits of the Spirit in Leviticus 23:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 23

1  The feasts of the Lord
3  the Sabbath
4  The Passover
9  The sheaf of firstfruits
15  The feast of Pentecost
22  Gleanings to be left for the poor
23  The feast of trumpets
26  The day of atonement
33  The feast of tabernacles

What do the individual words in Leviticus 23:32 mean?

[shall be] a sabbath of [solemn] rest it to you and you shall afflict - your souls On [day] nine of the month at evening from evening to evening you shall celebrate your sabbath -
שַׁבַּ֨ת שַׁבָּת֥וֹן [is]הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם אֶת־ נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּתִשְׁעָ֤ה לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב מֵעֶ֣רֶב עַד־ עֶ֔רֶב תִּשְׁבְּת֖וּ שַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם פ

שַׁבַּ֨ת  [shall  be]  a  sabbath 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
שַׁבָּת֥וֹן  of  [solemn]  rest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁבָּתֹון  
Sense: Sabbath observance, sabbatism.
לָכֶ֔ם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם  and  you  shall  afflict 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָנָה 
Sense: (Qal) to be occupied, be busied with.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם  your  souls 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
בְּתִשְׁעָ֤ה  On  [day]  nine 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: תֵּשַׁע  
Sense: nine, nonad.
לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙  of  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
בָּעֶ֔רֶב  at  evening 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.
מֵעֶ֣רֶב  from  evening 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.
עֶ֔רֶב  evening 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.
תִּשְׁבְּת֖וּ  you  shall  celebrate 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
שַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם  your  sabbath 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation