EXODUS 20:11

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”

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Exodus 20:11 Translation & Meaning

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For כִּ֣י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed For
in (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
six שֵֽׁשֶׁת Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth six
days יָמִים֩ A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) days
the Lord יְהוָ֜ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
made עָשָׂ֨ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application made
heaven הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם The sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) heaven
and earth, הָאָ֗רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) earth
the sea, הַיָּם֙ A sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south sea
and all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
that אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc that
in them and rested וַיָּ֖נַח To rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.) rested
is, (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י Seventh seventh
day: בַּיּ֣וֹם A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) day
wherefore כֵּ֗ן Properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) wherefore
the Lord יְהוָ֛ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
blessed בֵּרַ֧ךְ To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) blessed
the אֶת Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) the
sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת Intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath sabbath
day, י֥וֹם A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) day
and hallowed וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ To be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) hallowed
it. וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ To be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) it

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  • 9  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

  • 10  But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

  • 11  For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

  • 12  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • 13  Thou shalt not kill.




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