Exodus

Exodus 35:2–3

²For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. ³Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

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Exodus 35:2

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	תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה	tê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine 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
shall be	יִהְיֶ֨ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֥ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
holy day	קֹ֛דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
a Sabbath	שַׁבַּ֥ת	šab·baṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H7676 Sabbath
of complete rest	שַׁבָּת֖וֹן	šab·bā·ṯō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7677 sabbath observance, sabbatism
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	הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה	hā·‘ō·śeh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
any work	מְלָאכָ֖ה	mə·lā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
on	ב֛וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
must be put to death	יוּמָֽת׃	yū·māṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Exodus 35:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
light	תְבַעֲר֣וּ	ṯə·ḇa·‘ă·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1197 burn, consume
a fire	אֵ֔שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
in any	בְּכֹ֖ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of your dwellings	מֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם	mō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
on the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃פ	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
day	בְּי֖וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day

Cross-references

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Exodus 35:2 Leviticus 23:3 · Luke 13:14–15 · Exodus 34:21 · Numbers 15:32–36 · Exodus 20:9–10 · Hebrews 10:28–29 · Exodus 31:13–16 · Exodus 23:12 · Deuteronomy 5:12–15 · John 5:16 · Hebrews 2:2–3

Exodus 35:3 Exodus 16:23 · Exodus 12:16 · Numbers 15:32–36 · Isaiah 58:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.