Exodus
Exodus 31:13
13“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell | דַּבֵּ֨ר | dab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֤י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Surely | אַ֥ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| you must keep | תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ | tiš·mō·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My Sabbaths | שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י | šab·bə·ṯō·ṯay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| for | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הִ֜וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will be a sign | א֨וֹת | ’ō·wṯ | Noun - common singular construct | H226 sign |
| between Me | וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ | ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural | H996 interval, space between |
| and you | בֵּינִ֤י | bê·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H996 interval, space between |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| so that you may know | לָדַ֕עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who sanctifies you | מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ | mə·qad·diš·ḵem | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 20:12 · Ezekiel 20:20 · Leviticus 19:30 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · Exodus 31:17 · Exodus 20:8–11 · Leviticus 20:8 · Leviticus 19:3 · John 17:17 · Ezekiel 37:28 · Leviticus 23:3 · Leviticus 21:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.