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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: (KJV)
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וְי֙וֹם֙ve.Yomand [the] day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 1
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventh
Lemma: שְׁבִיעִי (she.vi.i) · Strong's: H7637
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: seventh
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:4, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 2
שַׁבָּ֖֣ת\׀sha.Bat[is] a sabbath
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Sabbath
Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 3
לַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 4
אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 5
לֹֽ֣א\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 6
תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨הta.'a.Sehyou must do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 7
כָל\־khol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 8
מְלָאכָ֡֜הme.la.Khahwork
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 9
אַתָּ֣ה\׀'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 10
וּבִנְךָֽ֣\־u.vin.kha-and son your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 11
וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָu.vi.Te.khaand daughter your
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 12
עַבְדְּךָ֤֨'av.de.Kha[male] servant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 13
וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙va.'a.ma.te.Khaand female servant your
Lemma: אָמָה (a.mah) · Strong's: H0519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: maidservant
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 30:3, Genesis 31:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0519; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 14
וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָu.ve.hem.Te.khaand livestock your
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 15
וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ve.ge.re.Khaand sojourner your
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 16
אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 17
בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ\׃bish.'a.Rei.kha[is] in gates your
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Exodus 20:10 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but the seventh | → | שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| is a Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| on which you must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| any | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| neither you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| nor your son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| or daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| nor your manservant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| or maidservant | → | אָמָה H0519 maidservant |
| or livestock | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| nor the foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| within | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| your gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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