Reference

Leviticus 23:38

Sabbath as Perpetual Sabbath Commandment Seventh-Day Sabbath

“Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.”

Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.

Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.

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Sabbath Commandment

Semantic Discovery

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

Seventh-Day Sabbath

Semantic Discovery

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

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Sabbath as Perpetual

The verse lists the Sabbaths alongside other offerings and vows, none of which are inherently described as perpetual in this specific context. The verse simply acknowledges the existence of Sabbaths without commenting on their duration.

Sabbath Commandment

The verse lists "sabbaths of the Lord" alongside gifts, vows, and freewill offerings, which are distinct categories of religious observances, not all of which are explicitly commandments in the same sense as the Decalogue. Therefore, its inclusion in this list does not inherently define it as a commandment.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse mentions "sabbaths of the Lord" in the plural, which could refer to various holy days or periods of rest beyond just the weekly seventh-day Sabbath, and it does not explicitly define or limit these sabbaths to the seventh day.

Sabbath as Perpetual

Related Verses

Leviticus 23:39

“Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.”

Leviticus 23:25

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

Leviticus 23:36

“Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.”

Leviticus 19:30

“Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 22:29

“And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will.”

Thematic Connections

Sabbath as Perpetual Sabbath Commandment Seventh-Day Sabbath

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