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The Day of Atonement

26 The Lord spoke to Moses:

27 It is the tenth day of this seventh month that is the Day of Atonement. It shall be proclaimed as a holy convocation for you. You shall humble yourselves,[a] and you shall present an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 You shall not do any work on this special day,[b] because it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:27 This is understood as a reference to fasting and abstaining from other pleasures.
  2. Leviticus 23:28 Or on this very day. Literally in the bone of the day