Exodus 31:17
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
It is a sign{H226} between me and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} for ever:{H5769} for in six{H8337} days{H3117} Jehovah{H3068} made{H6213} heaven{H8064} and earth,{H776} and on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} he rested,{H7673} and was refreshed.{H5314}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
It is a sign{H226} between me and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} for ever{H5769}: for in six{H8337} days{H3117} the LORD{H3068} made{H6213}{(H8804)} heaven{H8064} and earth{H776}, and on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} he rested{H7673}{(H8804)}, and was refreshed{H5314}{(H8735)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
For it shalbe a sygne betwene me, and the childern of Israel for euer. For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and erth, and the seuenth daye he rested and was refresshed.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
An euerlastynge token is it betwixte me and the children of Israel. For in sixe dayes made the LORDE heaue & earth, but vpon ye seuenth daye he rested, and was refreshed.
Geneva Bible (1560)
It is a signe betweene me and the children of Israel for euer: for in sixe dayes the Lorde made the heauen and the earth, & in the seuenth day he ceased, and rested.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
For it is a signe betweene me and the children of Israel for euer: for in six dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth, and in the seuenth day he rested and was refreshed.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Webster's Bible (1833)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
between Me and the sons of Israel it `is' a sign -- to the age; for six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and in the seventh day He hath ceased, and is refreshed.'
American Standard Version (1901)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
American Standard Version (1901)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.
World English Bible (2000)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 1:31 : 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
- Exod 31:13 : 13 Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, Truly my Sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
- Gen 2:2-3 : 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. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.
- Ezek 20:12 : 12 Moreover I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Heb 4:10 : 10 For he who has entered into his rest has also ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
- Ezek 20:20 : 20 And hallow my sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.
- Heb 4:3-4 : 3 For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said, "As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest:" although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested the seventh day from all his works."
- Job 38:7 : 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Ps 104:31 : 31 The glory of the LORD shall endure forever: the LORD shall rejoice in His works.
- Jer 32:41 : 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Exod 31:12-165 verses84%
12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
13 Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, Truly my Sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
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.
15 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.
16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant.
- Exod 20:8-114 verses84%
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.
- Gen 2:2-43 verses81%
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.
3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
- Exod 16:29-302 verses80%
29 See, the LORD has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
- Heb 4:3-53 verses78%
3 For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said, "As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest:" although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested the seventh day from all his works."
5 And in this place again, "They shall not enter into my rest."
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21 Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.
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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.
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18 And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
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12 Moreover I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
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20 And hallow my sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.
- Heb 4:9-102 verses73%
9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
10 For he who has entered into his rest has also ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
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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.
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12 Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your maidservant and the foreigner may be refreshed.
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31 It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls, by a statute forever.
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8 Six days you shall eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD your God: you shall do no work in it.
- Deut 5:12-154 verses71%
12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, 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 the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.
15 And remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out from there through a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.
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16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
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31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
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9 And it shall be for a sign to you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
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27 And the LORD said to Moses, "Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."
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8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
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2 You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
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35 As long as it lies desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your Sabbaths, when you dwelt upon it.
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2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath to the LORD.
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30 You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
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17 And confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tablets of stone, even the tablets of the covenant.
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14 And this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; you shall keep it as a feast by an ordinance forever.
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16 And it shall be for a token upon your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
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31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.