Exodus
Exodus 23:12
12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For six | שֵׁ֤שֶׁת | šê·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H8337 six |
| days | יָמִים֙ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| you are to do | תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| your work | מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ | ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| but on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | וּבַיּ֥וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you must cease | תִּשְׁבֹּ֑ת | tiš·bōṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| so that | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| your ox | שֽׁוֹרְךָ֙ | šō·wr·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| and your donkey | וַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָ | wa·ḥă·mō·re·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| may rest | יָנ֗וּחַ | yā·nū·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| and the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of your maidservant | אֲמָתְךָ֖ | ’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| may be refreshed | וְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁ | wə·yin·nā·p̄êš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5314 breathe, refreshed |
| as well as the foreign resident | וְהַגֵּֽר׃ | wə·hag·gêr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
Cross-references
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Luke 13:14 · Exodus 31:15–16 · Exodus 35:3 · Exodus 20:8–11 · Exodus 34:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.