Genesis

Genesis 2:1–2

¹Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. ²And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.^a

Footnotes

a 2:2 Cited in Hebrews 4:4|HEB 4:4

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Genesis 2:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the earth	וְהָאָ֖רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
were completed	וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ	way·ḵul·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
in all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their vast array	צְבָאָֽם׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Genesis 2:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And by the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had finished	וַיְכַ֤ל	way·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
the work	מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ	mə·laḵ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4399 occupation, work
He had been doing	עָשָׂ֑ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
so on	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
He rested	וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙	way·yiš·bōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
His work	מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ	mə·laḵ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4399 occupation, work

Cross-references

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Genesis 2:1 Exodus 31:17 · Exodus 20:11 · Psalm 33:6 · Isaiah 45:18 · Genesis 1:1 · 2 Kings 19:15 · Isaiah 42:5 · Psalm 146:6 · Isaiah 45:12 · Psalm 33:9 · Psalm 136:5–8 · Psalm 89:11–13

Genesis 2:2 Hebrews 4:4 · Exodus 31:17 · Deuteronomy 5:14 · Exodus 23:12 · Exodus 20:8–11 · John 5:17 · Isaiah 58:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.