Exodus 31:17

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”

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WEBBE

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”

BSB

It 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.’”

KJV

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

ASV

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

BBE

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

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בֵּינִי bei·ni between me H996 וּבֵין u·vein and between H996 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אוֹת 'ot [is] a sign H226 הִוא hi' it H1931 לְעֹלָם le·'o·lam for ever H5769 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 שֵׁשֶׁת she·shet six H8337 יָמִים ya·mim days H3117 עָשָׂה 'a·sah he made H6213 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the earth H776 וּבַיּוֹם u·vai·yom and on the day H3117 הַשְּׁבִיעִי ha·she·vi·'i (the) seventh H7637 שָׁבַת sha·vat he rested H7673 וַיִּנָּפַשׁ ס vai·yi·na·fash and he refreshed himself H5314

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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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.