Exodus

Exodus 31:15

¹⁵For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For six	שֵׁ֣שֶׁת	šê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H8337 six
days	יָמִים֮	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
work	מְלָאכָה֒	mə·lā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
may be done	יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה	yê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
but the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	וּבַיּ֣וֹם	ū·ḇay·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
is a Sabbath	שַׁבַּ֧ת	šab·baṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H7676 Sabbath
of complete rest	שַׁבָּת֛וֹן	šab·bā·ṯō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7677 sabbath observance, sabbatism
holy	קֹ֖דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Whoever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
does	הָעֹשֶׂ֧ה	hā·‘ō·śeh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
work	מְלָאכָ֛ה	mə·lā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
on the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
must surely be put to death	מ֥וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

Cross-references

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Genesis 2:2 · Leviticus 23:3 · Exodus 16:23 · Exodus 34:21 · Exodus 35:2 · Exodus 31:17 · Luke 23:56 · Jeremiah 17:24–27 · Luke 13:14 · Exodus 31:14 · Hebrews 4:9 · Ezekiel 46:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.