29“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31 and not do any work—whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you—
29“This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble 16:29 Lit your soulsyourselves and not do any work, whether the native, or the stranger who resides among you;
29“This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you;
29“This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month (nearly October) on the tenth day of the month you shall 16:29 It is assumed by many that humbling oneself is a reference to fasting, but if so, there is no reason to limit the idea to that. The rabbis taught that it was forbidden to eat, drink, wash, anoint oneself (with oil for the hair), put on footwear, or have marital relations. Fasting was defined as eating less than the volume of a large date and drinking less than a mouthful of liquid.humble yourselves [by fasting] and not do any work, whether the native-born or the stranger who lives temporarily among you;
29This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves16:29 Or afflict your souls or deny yourselves; also in verse 31 and not do any work — whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you —
29“Here is a law for you that will last for all time to come. On the tenth day of the seventh month you must not eat anything. You must not do any work. It does not matter whether you are Israelites or outsiders.