Exodus 31:14

You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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WEBBE

You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from amongst his people.

BSB

Keep 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.

KJV

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

ASV

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

BBE

So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם u·she·mar·tem and you will observe H8104 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַשַּׁבָּת ha·sha·bat the sabbath H7676 כִּי ki for H3588 קֹדֶשׁ ko·desh [is] a holy thing H6944 הִוא hi' it H1931 לָכֶם la·khem to you H9036 מְחַלְלֶיהָ me·cha·lei·ha [those who] profane it H2490 מוֹת mot certainly (to die) H4191 יוּמָת yu·mat he will be put to death H4191 כִּי ki for H3588 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 הָעֹשֶׂה ha·'o·seh (the) [one who] does H6213 בָהּ vah on it H9034 מְלָאכָה me·la·khah work H4399 וְנִכְרְתָה ve·nikh·re·tah and it will be cut off H3772 הַנֶּפֶשׁ ha·ne·fesh the person H5315 הַהִוא ha·hiv' (the) that H1931 מִקֶּרֶב mi·ke·rev from [the] midst of H7130 עַמֶּיהָ 'a·mei·ha kinspeople(s) its H5971

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–17

Orders were now given that a tabernacle should be set up for the service of God. But they must not think that the nature of the work, and the haste that was required, would justify them in working at it on sabbath days. The Hebrew word /shabath/ signifies rest, or ceasing from labour. The thing signified by the sabbath is that rest in glory which remains for the people of God; therefore the moral obligation of the sabbath must continue, till time is swallowed up in eternity.

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