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Deuteronomy 5:13

WorkRest and sabbath

11 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

12 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

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Compare

BSB
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
KJV
Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
WEB
You shall labor six days, and do all your work;
ASV
Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
DARBY
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;
BLB
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
ÅB
Seks dager skal du arbeide og gjøre all din gjerning.
OTB
I seks dager skal du arbeide og gjøre all din gjerning,
B1930
Seks dager skal du arbeide og gjøre all din gjerning.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 20:12

    I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

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  • Luke 13:14–16

    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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  • 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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  • 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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