Exodus 31:13 Go deeper
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Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. (KJV)
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וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand you
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 31:13 word 1
דַּבֵּ֨רda.Berspeak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 3
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 4
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 5
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 6
אַ֥ךְ'akhsurely
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 8
שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.Taisabbaths my
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: Sabbath
Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 9
תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruyou will observe
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to keep: obey
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 10
כִּי֩kifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 11
א֨וֹת'ot[is] a sign
Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sign: indicator
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 12
הִ֜ואhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 13
בֵּינִ֤יbei.Nibetween me
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 14
וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙u.vei.nei.Khemand between you
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 15
לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.Khemto generations your
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 16
לָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atto know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 17
כִּ֛יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 18
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 19
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] 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 31:13 word 20
מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם\׃me.ka.dish.Khem[who] sets apart you
Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)
Meaning: to consecrate: consecate
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 2:3, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT Exodus 31:13 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Tell | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Surely | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| you must keep | → | שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey |
| My Sabbaths | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| this | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| will be a sign | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| between Me | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and you | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| for the generations to come | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
| so that you may know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| who sanctifies you | → | קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate |
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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