Exodus 20:8
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
- KJV
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- WEB
- “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- ASV
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- DARBY
- Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.
- BLB
- Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.
- ÅB
- Husk på hviledagen, så du holder den hellig!
- OTB
- "Kom hviledagen i hu, så du holder den hellig.
- B1930
- Kom hviledagen i hu, så du holder den hellig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 26:2
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:3
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextExodus 31:13–16
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.
Read in contextGenesis 2:3
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.
Read in contextLeviticus 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.
Read in contextExodus 23:12
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:30
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 56:4–6
For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
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