“ ‘On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work; but you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasant aroma to Yahweh: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect;
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“ ‘On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work; but you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasant aroma to Yahweh: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect; their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, with its meal offering, and its drink offering.
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“ ‘On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work;
but you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasant aroma to Yahweh: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect;
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On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
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On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no manner of servile work;
but ye shall present a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year without blemish;
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- Leviticus 23:36 (v35) Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall offer an…
- John 7:37-39 (v35) Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! He who…
- Revelation 7:9-17 (v35) After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and…
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v36 This was the last and great day of the…
This was the last and great day of the feast, as it is called Joh 7:37, and yet the sacrifices were fewer than any other day, to teach them not to trust to the multitude of their sacrifices, nor to expect remission of sins from them, but from the one and only sacrifice of Christ.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On v35 And Moses told the children of Israel,.... All these…
And Moses told the children of Israel,.... All these things; repeated the several laws unto them concerning the above sacrifices, with the additions unto them, and explanations of them:
according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; being a faithful servant to the Lord in all his house, and in all things appertaining to it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v35 Verse 35. On the eighth day ye shall have…
Verse 35. On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly] This among the Jews was esteemed the chief or high day of the feast, though fewer sacrifices were offered on it than on the others; the people seem to have finished the solemnity with a greater measure of spiritual devotion, and it was on this day of the feast that our blessed Lord called the Jews from the letter to the spirit of the law, proposing himself as the sole fountain whence they could derive the streams of salvation, Joh 7:37. On the subject of this chapter see the notes on Lev. xii., xvi. and xxiii.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v36 Num 29:36. One bullock, one ram, &c. — This…
Num 29:36. One bullock, one ram, &c. — This was the last and great day of the feast, (Joh 7:37,) and yet the sacrifices were fewer than on any other day; which served both to render the public worship less toilsome and expensive, and to teach them not to trust in the multitude of their sacrifices, nor to expect remission of sins from them, but from the one and only sacrifice of the Messiah, in consequence of repentance and faith in him.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v35 The offerings prescribed for the closing day of the…
The offerings prescribed for the closing day of the Feast of tabernacles were the same with those appointed for the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement. The solemnities of the month thus terminated, as
A whole, with the same sacrifices with which, three weeks before, they had been introduced; and the Day of Atonement, even though succeeded by the rejoicings of the Feast of tabernacles, thus left its impress on the whole month.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v35 Eighth day, which was more solemn than the preceding…
Eighth day, which was more solemn than the preceding ones, but less so than the first. The victims are every day diminished. (Calmet) --- This day, in the Hebrew calendar, is called the feast of retention, (atsroth) as they staid near the tabernacle. (Du Hamel)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn…
On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly--The feast of tabernacles was brought to a close on the eighth day, which was the great day (Joh 7:37). Besides the common routine sacrifices, there were special offerings appointed for that day though these were fewer than on any of the preceding days; and there were also, as was natural on that occasion when vast multitudes were convened for a solemn religious purpose, many spontaneous gifts and services, so that there was full scope for the exercise of a devout spirit in the people, both for their obedience to the statutory offerings, and by the presentation of those which were made by free will or in consequence of vows.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v35 35. The eighth day — This in later times…
35. The eighth day — This in later times was called the great day of the feast, (Joh_7:37,) but it belonged to it only as the sabbath rest and holy meeting of the seventh day were transferred to it. In point of sacrifice it was like the first and the tenth day of the seventh month. Lev_23:36, note. In Lev_23:36, a Hebrew word of doubtful meaning is added, which in the margin of the Revision is rendered “a closing festival,” inasmuch as it closed not only that particular feast, but the whole series for the year. The joy attending the celebration of this feast is indicated in Psa_42:4, and Isa_30:29. It was the occasion of prophetic addresses also; Hag_2:1, and Isaiah 29 and Isa_32:9, to the end. The most significant of all allusions to this feast is that in Isa_12:3, which points to the typical meaning of the daily ceremony of pouring on the altar water drawn from the pool of Siloam. This custom is enforced by our Lord in Joh_7:37-39. For the great future feast of tabernacles see Rev_7:9.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v35 35. a solemn assembly] an assembly. The Heb. word…
35. a solemn assembly] an assembly. The Heb. word ‘aẓereth contains nothing which implies that the assembly was of a specially solemn character. Before the exile an ‘aẓereth was held on the seventh day of the Feast of Unleavened Cakes (Deu_16:8); and see Isa_1:13 (R.V. ‘solemn meeting’), Amo_5:21. After the exile it was used, as here, of an assembly on the additional eighth day of the Feast of Booths (Lev_23:36, Neh_8:18), and on a special fast day (Joe_1:14; Joe_2:15); and the Chronicler relates that such an assembly was held as the climax of rejoicing on the eighth day (contrast 1Ki_8:66) at the dedication of Solomon’s temple (2Ch_7:9).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v35 (35) On the eighth day ye shall have a…
(35) On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly.—Or, closing feast day. The word azereth, which is here and in the parallel passage in Lev_23:36 (comp. Neh_8:18; 2Ch_7:9) rendered “solemn assembly,” is used in Deu_16:8 of the seventh or closing day of the Feast of the Passover. It is used in Jer_9:2 and Amo_5:2 in a more general manner. In the former of these passages it is used of an assembly or confederacy of false dealers, and in the latter it appears to include solemn festivals generally, without limitation to the last day of their duration. The primary notion appears to be that of restraint—i.e., from the performance of servile work. The sacrifices of the eighth day were the same as those which were appointed for the first day of the seventh month, i.e., the Feast of Trumpets, and also for the tenth day, or Day of Atonement. (See Lev_23:36, and Note.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v35 On the eighth day. On the twenty-second day of…
On the eighth day. On the twenty-second day of Ethanim. (see on Lev_23:36) The offering here specified returns to the smaller number ordered for the first/rod tenth days of this month. The feast of tabernacles ended with sundown on this day.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v35 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh tells Moses what the people must do after the seven-day festival in the seventh month.
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eighth day
This "eighth" is the ordinal number for eight. (See: Ordinal Numbers)
have another solemn assembly
"gather together again to worship Yahweh." This is another assembly similar to the one on the first day of the festival.
an offering made by fire
This can be stated in active form. AT: "you must burn it on the altar" (See: Active or Passive)
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burnt offering
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year
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