Exodus 31:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

Six days may work be done; but the seventh is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֮ יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י שַׁבַּ֧ת שַׁבָּת֛וֹן קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂ֧ה מְלָאכָ֛ה בְּי֥וֹם הַשַׁבָּ֖ת מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃

Transliteration

Six yāmîm ʿāśâ məlāʾkâ and in-the-yôm the-seventh šabbat šabbātôn qōdeš to-YHWH all-the-ʿāśâ məlāʾkâ in-yôm the-šabbāt môt mût

Grammar Details

• *yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural construct - days of
• *ʿāśâ*: qal participle, masculine singular with definite article and quantifier *kol* - all the one doing
• *məlāʾkâ*: noun, feminine singular - work
• *yôm*: noun, masculine singular construct with preposition *bə* - in day of
• *šabbat*: noun, feminine singular construct - sabbath of
• *šabbātôn*: noun, masculine singular - solemn rest
• *qōdeš*: noun, masculine singular - holiness
• *šabbāt*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the sabbath
• *môt*: infinitive absolute - surely
• *mût*: hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death

Word Meanings

• *yāmîm*: days
• *ʿāśâ*: shall be done/shall be performed
• *məlāʾkâ*: work/labor/occupation
• *šabbat* *šabbātôn*: sabbath of complete rest/absolute sabbath
• *qōdeš*: holy/sacred/set apart
• *môt* *mût*: surely be put to death/certainly die

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For 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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Six{H8337} days{H3117} shall work{H4399} be done;{H6213} but on the seventh{H7637} day is a sabbath{H7676} of solemn rest,{H7677} holy{H6944} to Jehovah;{H3068} whosoever doeth{H6213} any work{H4399} on the sabbath{H7676} day,{H3117} he shall surely{H4191} be put to death.{H4191}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Six{H8337} days{H3117} may work{H4399} be done{H6213}{(H8735)}; but in the seventh{H7637} is the sabbath{H7676} of rest{H7677}, holy{H6944} to the LORD{H3068}: whosoever doeth{H6213}{(H8802)} any work{H4399} in the sabbath{H7676} day{H3117}, he shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Sixe dayes shall men worke, but the seuenth daye is the Sabbath of the holye reste of the Lorde: so that whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath daye, shal dye for it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Sixe dayes shall men worke, but vpon the seuenth daye is the Sabbath the holy rest of the LORDE. Who so doth eny worke vpon the Sabbath daye, shall dye the death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Sixe dayes shall men worke, but in the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the holy rest to the Lord: whosoeuer doeth any worke in the Sabbath day, shall dye the death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Six dayes shall men worke, and in the seuenth day is the Sabboth of the holy rest of the Lorde: whosoeuer doth any worke in the Sabboth day shall dye the death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [is] the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Six days is work done, and in the seventh day `is' a sabbath of holy rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in the sabbath-day is certainly put to death,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah; whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD; anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 23:3 : 3 Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy gathering; you shall do no work in it; it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
• Exod 16:23 : 23 And he said to them, This is what the LORD has said: Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil, and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until the morning.
• Gen 2:2 : 2 And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
• Exod 34:21 : 21 Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.
• Exod 35:2 : 2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
• Exod 16:26 : 26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.
• Exod 20:8-9 : 8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor the stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
• Exod 31:14 : 14 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.
• Exod 31:17 : 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
• Lev 23:32 : 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.
• Num 15:32-36 : 32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. 33 And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. 34 And they put him in confinement, because it was not yet declared what should be done to him. 35 And the LORD said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp. 36 And all the congregation brought him outside the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Jer 17:24-27 : 24 And it shall come to pass, if you diligently listen to me, says the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; 25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain forever. 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, to the house of the LORD. 27 But if you will not listen to me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
• Ezek 46:1 : 1 Thus says the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be closed the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
• Luke 13:14 : 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days on which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.
• Luke 23:56 : 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments, and they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
• Heb 4:9 : 9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.