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וטעם אך בעשור. בעבור שיום מקרא קדש יום שמחה וכן כתוב בספר עזרא לכו אכלו משמנים ושתו ממתקים: [HOWBEIT.] Scripture reads, Howbeit on the tenth day, because a day of solemn assembly (v. 24) is a joyful day.216This verse refers to Rosh Ha-Shanah. We thus see that a day of holy convocation is a joyful day. The Book of Ezra similarly reads, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet (Neh. 8:10).217This verse occurred on Rosh Ha-Shanah. However (Howbeit), Yom Kippur does not have these characteristics. I.E. considered Ezra and Nehemia one book.
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ועניתם. פירשתיו: AND YE SHALL AFFLICT. I have previously explained the meaning of afflict.218See I.E. on Lev. 16:29.