The Meaning of Numbers 28:26 Explained

Numbers 28:26

KJV: Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:

YLT: 'And in the day of the first-fruits, in your bringing near a new present to Jehovah, in your weeks, a holy convocation ye have; ye do no servile work;

Darby: And on the day of the first-fruits, when ye present a new oblation to Jehovah, after your weeks, ye shall have a holy convocation: no manner of servile work shall ye do.

ASV: Also in the day of the first-fruits, when ye offer a new meal-offering unto Jehovah in your feast of weeks, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also in the day  of the firstfruits,  when ye bring  a new  meat offering  unto the LORD,  after your weeks  [be out], ye shall have an holy  convocation;  ye shall do  no servile  work: 

What does Numbers 28:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 28

1  Offerings are to be observed
3  The continual burnt offering
9  The offering on the Sabbath
11  On the new Moons
16  At the Passover
26  In the day of the firstfruits

What do the individual words in Numbers 28:26 mean?

And on the day of the firstfruits when you bring a grain offering new to Yahweh at your [Feast of] Weeks a convocation holy shall have you all work Customary no You shall do
וּבְי֣וֹם הַבִּכּוּרִ֗ים בְּהַקְרִ֨יבְכֶ֜ם מִנְחָ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּשָׁבֻעֹ֖תֵיכֶ֑ם מִֽקְרָא־ קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כָּל־ מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ

וּבְי֣וֹם  And  on  the  day 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַבִּכּוּרִ֗ים  of  the  firstfruits 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בִּכּוּרִים  
Sense: first-fruits.
בְּהַקְרִ֨יבְכֶ֜ם  when  you  bring 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
מִנְחָ֤ה  a  grain  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
חֲדָשָׁה֙  new 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חָדָשׁ  
Sense: new, new thing, fresh.
לַֽיהוָ֔ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּשָׁבֻעֹ֖תֵיכֶ֑ם  at  your  [Feast  of]  Weeks 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁבוּעַ 
Sense: seven, period of seven (days or years), heptad, week.
מִֽקְרָא־  a  convocation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִקְרָא  
Sense: convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together.
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
יִהְיֶ֣ה  shall  have 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מְלֶ֥אכֶת  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
עֲבֹדָ֖ה  Customary 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
לֹ֥א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תַעֲשֽׂוּ  You  shall  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.