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Exodus 20:11

Rest and sabbathCreationGod's holiness

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

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BSB
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
KJV
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
WEB
for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
ASV
for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
DARBY
For in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
BLB
For [in] six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them; and He rested on the seventh day. Therefore YHWH blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it.
ÅB
For på seks dager skapte Herren himmelen og jorden, havet og alt det som er i dem, og han hvilte på den syvende dagen. Derfor velsignet Herren sabbatsdagen og helliget den.
OTB
For på seks dager skapte Herren himmelen og jorden, havet og alt som er i dem, og hvilte den syvende dagen. Derfor velsignet Herren sabbatsdagen og gjorde den hellig.
B1930
For i seks dager gjorde Herren himmelen og jorden, havet og alt det som i dem er, og han hvilte på den syvende dag; derfor velsignet Herren sabbatsdagen og helliget den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 1:1–2

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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  • Genesis 2:2–3

    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.

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  • Exodus 31:17

    It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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  • Mark 2:27–28

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

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  • Psalms 95:4–7

    In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

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  • Genesis 1:28

    And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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