You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall do no kind of work: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
- KJV Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
- BSB You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
- NASB You shall not do any work. It is to be a permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
- NLT You must not do any work at all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live.
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Quick answer
No work is to be done; this is a perpetual statute through all generations and dwellings.
Overview
The command to rest on the Day of Atonement was binding on every generation and in every place Israel lived. Its permanence stressed the abiding importance of atonement for God's people. While the ritual day pointed forward, its deepest meaning is now fulfilled and made permanent in Christ's once-for-all sacrifice.
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