Reference

Leviticus 16:31

Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath as Perpetual Sabbath Commandment

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

And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.

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

And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

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Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse refers to "a sabbath of rest" but does not explicitly mention "the seventh day" or "Seventh-Day Sabbath" in its plain text, making its connection to that specific theme inferential rather than direct.

Sabbath as Perpetual

The phrase "for ever" in this verse refers to the duration of the statute for afflicting souls, not necessarily the perpetual nature of the Sabbath itself, which is already established elsewhere.

Sabbath Commandment

The verse describes a specific "sabbath of rest" and a practice ("afflict your souls") that is "for ever," but it does not explicitly state that this particular sabbath is part of the Ten Commandments or the broader Mosaic Law, only that it is a "statute."

Seventh-Day Sabbath

Related Verses

Leviticus 23:32

“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.”

Leviticus 16:29

“And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:”

Leviticus 23:31

“Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.”

Leviticus 26:35

“As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.”

Leviticus 23:28

“And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God.”

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Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath as Perpetual Sabbath Commandment

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