Exodus

Exodus 31:17

¹⁷It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It	הִ֖וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a sign	א֥וֹת	’ō·wṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H226 sign
between Me	בֵּינִ֗י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
and the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
forever	לְעֹלָ֑ם	lə·‘ō·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
in six	שֵׁ֣שֶׁת	šê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H8337 six
days	יָמִ֗ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
made	עָשָׂ֤ה	‘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	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but on the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	וּבַיּוֹם֙	ū·ḇay·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
He rested	שָׁבַ֖ת	šā·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
and was refreshed	וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ס	way·yin·nā·p̄aš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5314 breathe, refreshed

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Exodus 31:13 · Genesis 1:31 · Genesis 2:2–3 · Ezekiel 20:12 · Hebrews 4:10 · Ezekiel 20:20 · Hebrews 4:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.