Exodus 35:2 “For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy…”

Exodus 35:2

For 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

World English Bible

‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

American Standard Version

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

Geneva Bible 1599

Six dayes thou shalt work, but the seuenth day shall bee vnto you the holy Sabbath of rest vnto the Lord: whosoeuer doth any worke therein, shall die.

Darby Translation

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah: whoever does work on it shall be put to death.

Young's Literal Translation

Six days is work done, and on the seventh day there is to you a holy [day], a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in it is put to death;

Bible in Basic English

Six days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.

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Cross references

“Six days”

Leviticus 23:3 Exodus 34:21 Exodus 23:12 Exodus 31:13–16 Deuteronomy 5:12–15 Exodus 20:9

Leviticus 23:3 · BSB

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.

Exodus 34:21 · BSB

Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.

Exodus 23:12 · BSB

For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

Exodus 31:13–16 · BSB

“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

Deuteronomy 5:12–15 · BSB

Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

Exodus 20:9 · BSB

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

“whosoever”

Numbers 15:32–36 John 5:16 Deuteronomy 5:12–14 Luke 13:15 Hebrews 2:2 Hebrews 2:3

Numbers 15:32–36 · BSB

While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

John 5:16 · BSB

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

Deuteronomy 5:12–14 · BSB

Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

Luke 13:15 · BSB

“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

Hebrews 2:2 · BSB

For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,

Hebrews 2:3 · BSB

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

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