Exodus
Exodus 20:11
11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| six | שֵֽׁשֶׁת־ | šê·šeṯ- | Number - masculine singular construct | H8337 six |
| days | יָמִים֩ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| made | עָשָׂ֨ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and the earth | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and the sea | הַיָּם֙ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in them | בָּ֔ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| but on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| He rested | וַיָּ֖נַח | way·yā·naḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| blessed | בֵּרַ֧ךְ | bê·raḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the Sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת | haš·šab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| day | י֥וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| and set it apart as holy | וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ס | way·qad·də·šê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
Cross-references
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Genesis 1:1–2 · Genesis 2:2–3 · Exodus 31:17 · Mark 2:27–28 · Psalm 95:4–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.