Exodus 31:15 Go deeper
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Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD : whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. (KJV)
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שֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetsix
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: six
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Exodus 31:15 word 1
יָמִים֮ya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 31:15 word 2
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.Sehit will be done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 31:15 word 3
מְלָאכָה֒me.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 31:15 word 4
וּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.Yomand [will be] on the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 31:15 word 5
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.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 31:15 word 6
שַׁבַּ֧תsha.Bata sabbath of
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 31:15 word 7
שַׁבָּת֛וֹןsha.ba.Tonsabbath observance
Lemma: שַׁבָּתוֹן (shab.ba.ton) · Strong's: H7677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sabbath observance
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 35:2, Leviticus 16:31, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 23:24, Leviticus 23:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7677; TAHOT Exodus 31:15 word 8
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.desha holy thing
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Exodus 31:15 word 9
לַיהוָ֑הla.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 31:15 word 10
כָּל\־kol-every
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 31:15 word 11
הָעֹשֶׂ֧הha.'o.Seh<the> [one who] does
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 31:15 word 12
מְלָאכָ֛הme.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 31:15 word 13
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of
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 31:15 word 14
הַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.Batthe 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 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Exodus 31:15 word 15
מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Exodus 31:15 word 16
יוּמָֽת\׃yu.Mathe will be put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Exodus 31:15 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For six | → | שֵׁשׁ H8337 six |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| may be done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| but the seventh | → | שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| is a Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| of complete rest | → | שַׁבָּתוֹן H7677 sabbath observance |
| holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| Whoever | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| does | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| [any] work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| on the Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| must surely be put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| . . . | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
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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