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Emor: Language and Translation

Posted on April 29, 2010 by vspatz in ancient ritual, Lamentations, Vayikra, Yom Kippur and tagged calendar, Emor, Language, Levi Yitzchak, WeeklyTorah.

Leviticus/Vayikra 23:32 in three translations:

It is a day of complete rest for you [shabbat shabbaton hu lachem] and you shall afflict yourselves; on the ninth of the month in the evening — from evening to evening — shall you rest on your rest day [tishb’tu shabbatechem]. Continue Reading