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Exodus 35:3

Rest and sabbath

1 Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

2 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.

Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

4 Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

5 Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
KJV
Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
WEB
You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.’”
ASV
Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
DARBY
Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings upon the sabbath day.
BLB
You⁺ shall not kindle a fire in any of your⁺ dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
ÅB
Dere skal ikke tenne opp ild i noen av deres boliger i sabbatsdagen.
OTB
Dere må ikke tenne ild i noen av hjemmene deres på sabbatsdagen."
B1930
I skal ikke tende op ild i nogen av eders boliger i sabbatsdagen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 16:23

    He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”

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  • Exodus 12:16

    On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.

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  • Numbers 15:32–36

    While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

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  • Isaiah 58:13

    If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,

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