Exodus

Exodus 31:14

14Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ū·šə·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תhaš·šab·bāṯArticle; Noun - common singularH7676 Sabbath
forכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
itהִ֖ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
is holyקֹ֥דֶשׁqō·ḏešNoun - masculine singular constructH6944 sacred, sanctity
to youלָכֶ֑םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
Anyone who profanes itמְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙mə·ḥal·le·hāVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH2490 bore, pierce
must surely be put to deathמ֣וֹתmō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH4191 die
Whoeverכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
doesהָעֹשֶׂ֥הhā·‘ō·śehArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6213 do, make
any workמְלָאכָ֔הmə·lā·ḵāhNoun - feminine singularH4399 occupation, work
onבָהּ֙ḇāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
must be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הwə·niḵ·rə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmiq·qe·reḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7130 inward part, midst
his peopleעַמֶּֽיהָ׃‘am·me·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH5971 people

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Exodus 35:2–3 · Numbers 15:32–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.