Reference

Leviticus 23:25

Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
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And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

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Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

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And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Sabbath Commandment
Semantic Discovery
30% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Sabbath at Creation

The verse describes specific actions (no servile work, fire offering) for a particular day, but it does not mention creation, God resting on the seventh day, or any connection to the Genesis account of creation.

Sabbath Commandment

The verse refers to a specific day ("therein") on which no servile work is to be done and an offering made by fire, but it does not explicitly name this day as the Sabbath or connect it to the general Sabbath commandment. It describes a particular observance without directly stating it is *the* Sabbath commandment.

Sabbath as Perpetual

The verse describes a specific day ("therein") and a specific action (offering by fire), but it does not contain any language suggesting that this day or its observance is everlasting, perpetual, or a permanent sign.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse describes a day of rest and offering, but it does not explicitly mention "seventh day" or "Sabbath," nor does it define this particular day as the weekly Sabbath.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

This verse describes a day of rest from "servile work" and the offering of a fire offering, but it makes no mention of land, agricultural cycles, or any form of rest for the earth itself. The focus is solely on human activity and ritual observance on a specific day.