1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Exodus 12:16 The first day shall be holy and solemn, and the seventh day shall be kept with the like solemnity: you shall do no work in them, except those things that belong to eating.

Eating. On the sabbath, meat was not even to be prepared, Exodus 16:23. During the five intermediate days, any work might be done.