Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 5:12–14

12Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. 13Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14but 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.

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Deuteronomy 5:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Observeשָׁמ֣֛וֹרšā·mō·wrVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֨תhaš·šab·bå̄ṯArticle; Noun - common singularH7676 Sabbath
dayי֥וֹם֩yō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
by keeping it holyלְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹlə·qad·də·šōwPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH6942 be set apart, consecrated
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֥֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶֽ֗יךָ׃ʾɛ̆·lō·hɛ·ḵå̄Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
has commanded youצִוְּךָ֖֣׀ṣiw·wə·ḵāVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Deuteronomy 5:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתšê·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH8337 six
daysיָמִ֣ים֙yā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
you shall laborתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta·‘ă·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
allכָּֿל־kå̄l-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃mə·laḵ·te·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4399 occupation, work

Deuteronomy 5:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יhaš·šə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7637 seventh
dayוְי֙וֹם֙wə·yō·wmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
is a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀šab·bāṯNoun - common singularH7676 Sabbath
to the LORDלַיהוָ֣֥הlaš·šēmPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
on which you must notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הṯa·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
anyכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
workמְלָאכָ֡הmə·lā·ḵāhNoun - feminine singularH4399 occupation, work
neither youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
nor your sonוּבִנְךָֽ־ū·ḇin·ḵā-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
daughterוּבִתֶּ֣ךָū·ḇit·te·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1323 daughter
nor your manservantוְעַבְדְּךָֽ־wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
maidservantוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָwa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH519 maid, handmaid
nor your oxוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨wə·šō·wr·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7794 head of cattle
or donkeyוַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜wa·ḥă·mō·rə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2543 heap
or anyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
of your livestockבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָbə·hem·te·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
nor the foreignerוְגֵֽרְךָ֙wə·ḡê·rə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1616 sojourner
within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbiš·‘ā·re·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH8179 gate
so thatלְמַ֗עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
your manservantעַבְדְּךָ֥‘aḇ·də·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
and maidservantוַאֲמָתְךָ֖wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH519 maid, handmaid
may restיָנ֛וּחַyā·nū·aḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5117 rest
as you doכָּמֽ֑וֹךָ׃kå̄·mō·ḵå̄Preposition; second person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 5:12 Exodus 20:8–11 · Isaiah 58:13 · Isaiah 56:6

Deuteronomy 5:13 Ezekiel 20:12

Deuteronomy 5:14 Hebrews 4:4 · Genesis 2:2 · Exodus 16:29–30 · Exodus 23:12

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