Exodus

Exodus 20:8–11

⁸Remember the Sabbath day by keeping 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 which you must not do any work— neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. 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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Exodus 20:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זָכ֛וֹר֩	zā·ḵō·wr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2142 remember
the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
day	י֥֨וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
by keeping it holy	לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃	lə·qad·də·šō	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated

Exodus 20:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Six	שֵׁ֤֣שֶׁת	šê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H8337 six
days	יָמִ֣ים֙	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
you shall labor	תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮	ta·ʿă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
and do	וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your work	מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃	mə·laḵ·tɛ·ḵå̄	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4399 occupation, work

Exodus 20:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	וְי֙וֹם֙	wə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
is a Sabbath	שַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀	šab·bāṯ	Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
on which you must not	לֹֽ֣א־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do	תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה	ṯa·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
any	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
work	מְלָאכָ֡֜ה	mə·lā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
neither you	אַתָּ֣ה׀	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
nor your son	וּבִנְךָֽ֣־	ū·ḇin·ḵå̄-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
or daughter	וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָ	ū·ḇit·te·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
nor your manservant	עַבְדְּךָ֤֨	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
or maidservant	וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙	wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
or livestock	וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ	ū·ḇə·hem·te·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
nor the foreigner	וְגֵרְךָ֖֙	wə·ḡê·rə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
within	אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
your gates	בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃	biš·ʿå̄·rɛ·ḵå̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8179 gate

Exodus 20:11

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