Exodus 31:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among their people.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you: everyone who defiles it shall surely be put to death: for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Kepe my Sabbath therfore, that it be an holye thynge vnto you. He that defileth it, shalbe slayne therfore. For whosoeuer worketh therein, the same soule shalbe roted out from amonge his people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    therfore kepe my Sabbath, for it shalbe holy vnto you. Who so vnhaloweth it, shall dye the death: For who so doth eny worke therin, shalbe roted out from amonge his people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Ye shall therefore keepe the Sabbath: for it is holy vnto you: he that defileth it, shal die the death: therefore whosoeuer worketh therin, the same person shalbe euen cut off from among his people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Kepe my Sabboth therefore, for it is holy vnto you. He that defileth it shalbe put to death: for whosoeuer worketh therin, the same soule shalbe rooted out from amongst his people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and ye have kept the sabbath, for it `is' holy to you, he who is polluting it is certainly put to death -- for any who doeth work in it -- that person hath even been cut off from the midst of his people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So you must keep the Sabbath, for it is holy for you. Everyone who defiles it must surely be put to death; indeed, if anyone does any work on it, then that person will be cut off from among his people.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 35:2-3 : 2 Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day will be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death. 3 You shall not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.
  • Num 15:32-36 : 32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole assembly. 34 They kept him in custody because it had not yet been made clear what should be done to him. 35 The Lord said to Moses, 'The man must be put to death. The whole assembly is to stone him outside the camp.' 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  • Deut 5:12-15 : 12 Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your ox, your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the foreigner residing in your towns—so that your male and female servants may rest as you do. 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
  • Neh 9:14 : 14 You made Your holy Sabbath known to them, and You gave them commandments, statutes, and laws through Your servant Moses.
  • Isa 56:2-6 : 2 Blessed is the person who does this, the one who holds fast to it: keeping the Sabbath without profaning it and guarding their hands from doing any evil. 3 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, 'The LORD will surely exclude me from His people.' And let no eunuch say, 'I am a dry tree.' 4 For this is what the LORD says: 'To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold tightly to my covenant, 5 I will give them within my house and within my walls a place and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.' 6 And to the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold firmly to my covenant—
  • Isa 58:13-14 : 13 If you keep your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way or doing as you please or speaking idle words, 14 then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of Jacob your ancestor. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  • Ezek 20:12-13 : 12 Also, I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between me and them, so they would know that I am the LORD who makes them holy. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my statutes and rejected my ordinances—though by them a person will live if they do them—and they greatly profaned my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness to destroy them.
  • Ezek 20:16 : 16 because they rejected my ordinances, did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths, for their hearts followed after their idols.
  • Ezek 20:21 : 21 But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes, and they did not keep my ordinances to obey them, though by them a person will live. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the wilderness.
  • Ezek 20:24 : 24 because they did not carry out my ordinances but rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' idols.
  • Ezek 44:24 : 24 In any dispute, they shall stand as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They shall keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed festivals and sanctify My Sabbaths.
  • Exod 20:8 : 8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 31:15-16
    2 verses
    92%

    15For six days, work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

    16The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it as a perpetual covenant for their generations.

  • Exod 35:2-3
    2 verses
    89%

    2Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day will be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.

    3You shall not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.

  • Lev 23:28-32
    5 verses
    79%

    28You must not do any work on that very day, because it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

    29Anyone who does not humble themselves on this very day will be cut off from their people.

    30I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day.

    31You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute for your generations in all your dwellings.

    32It shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. It begins on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening you shall observe your Sabbath.

  • Exod 31:13
    79%

    13Speak to the Israelites and say: 'You must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

  • Deut 5:12
    78%

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

  • Lev 24:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15And speak to the Israelites, saying: If any man curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

    16Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The entire assembly shall stone him. Whether a foreigner or a native-born, if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

    17Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death.

  • Lev 23:3
    77%

    3For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.

  • Exod 20:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

    9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

    10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor any foreigner residing within your gates.

  • Lev 22:9
    77%

    9They must keep My commands and not bear guilt by treating the holy things improperly, for if they do, they will die because of it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

  • Num 15:31
    77%

    31Because they have despised the word of the Lord and broken His commandment, they must be cut off completely. Their guilt remains on them.

  • Lev 19:30
    77%

    30Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 20:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8Keep my statutes and do them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

    9Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is upon him.

    10If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

  • Lev 18:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29For anyone who commits any of these detestable practices will be cut off from among their people.

    30So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 26:2
    75%

    2Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

  • Exod 21:15
    75%

    15Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Deut 5:14
    75%

    14But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your ox, your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the foreigner residing in your towns—so that your male and female servants may rest as you do.

  • Exod 19:12
    75%

    12Set boundaries for the people all around, saying, 'Be careful not to go up the mountain or touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain must surely be put to death.

  • Ezek 22:8
    74%

    8You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths.

  • Lev 16:31
    74%

    31It is a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves; it shall be a lasting ordinance.

  • Exod 21:17
    74%

    17Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Lev 19:8
    74%

    8Whoever eats it will bear the consequences of their sin, because they have treated what is sacred to the LORD with contempt. That person must be cut off from their people.

  • Exod 34:21
    74%

    21You are to work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest—even during the plowing season and the harvest you must rest.

  • Jer 17:22
    74%

    22Do not bring any load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.

  • 2 Chr 15:13
    73%

    13Anyone who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

  • Exod 21:12
    73%

    12Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death.

  • Lev 19:3
    73%

    3Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 24:21
    73%

    21Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

  • Isa 56:2
    72%

    2Blessed is the person who does this, the one who holds fast to it: keeping the Sabbath without profaning it and guarding their hands from doing any evil.

  • Num 18:32
    72%

    32You will not bear any sin by bringing the best of it, but you must not desecrate the sacred gifts of the Israelites, or you will die.

  • Matt 15:4
    72%

    4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’

  • Deut 17:12
    72%

    12Anyone who acts arrogantly and refuses to listen to the priest who stands to serve the LORD your God or the judge must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

  • Deut 13:9
    72%

    9do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.

  • Num 35:31
    72%

    31You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death.

  • Isa 58:13
    72%

    13If you keep your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way or doing as you please or speaking idle words,

  • Num 28:25
    72%

    25On the seventh day, you shall have a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.