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Genesis 2:3

Rest and sabbathGod's holiness

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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BSB
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
KJV
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
WEB
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.
ASV
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
DARBY
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it.
BLB
And God blessed the seventh day, and He sanctified it, because on it He ceased from all His work that God had created for making.
ÅB
Og Gud velsignet den syvende dag og helliget den; for på den hvilte han fra all sin gjerning, den som Gud gjorde da han skapte.
OTB
Da velsignet Gud den sjuende dagen og gjorde den hellig, fordi på den hvilte Han fra alt skapelsesarbeidet Han hadde utført.
B1930
Og Gud velsignet den syvende dag og helliget den; for på den hvilte han fra all sin gjerning, den som Gud gjorde da han skapte.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 23:3

    Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

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  • Mark 2:27

    And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

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  • Ezekiel 20:12

    Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

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  • Exodus 31:13–17

    Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

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  • Luke 23:56

    And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

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  • Exodus 34:21

    Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

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  • Exodus 35:2–3

    Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

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  • Jeremiah 17:21–27

    Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

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