Leviticus 23:3

¹ Then the LORD said to Moses,

² “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.

⁴ These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times.

⁵ The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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.

Compare

BSB: For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
ASV: Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.
DARBY: Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; no manner of work shall ye do: it is the sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.
BLB: Six days work shall be done, and the seventh day [is] a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You⁺ shall not do any work; it [is] the Sabbath of YHWH in all your⁺ dwellings.

ÅB: I seks dager skal dere arbeide; men på den syvende dag er det høyhellig sabbat, en hellig sammenkomst; da skal dere ikke gjøre noe arbeid; det er sabbat for Herren i alle deres hjem.
OTB: I seks dager kan arbeid gjøres, men den syvende dagen er en sabbat med fullstendig hvile, en hellig sammenkomst. Dere skal ikke gjøre noe arbeid; det er en sabbat for Herren i alle deres bosteder.
B1930: I seks dager skal I arbeide; men på den syvende dag er det høihellig sabbat, en hellig sammenkomst; da skal I ikke gjøre noget arbeid; det er sabbat for Herren i alle eders hjem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 19:3
Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
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Exodus 35:2–3
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.
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Exodus 23:12
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
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Exodus 34:21
Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
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Exodus 20:8–11
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
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Exodus 31:13–17
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
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Luke 13:14
But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
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Luke 23:56
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
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