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Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. (KJV)

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וְשָׁמְר֥וּve.sha.me.Ruand they will observe

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

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 31:16 word 1

בְנֵֽי\־ve.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 31:16 word 2

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 31:16 word 3

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 31:16 word 4

הַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.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 31:16 word 5

לַעֲשׂ֧וֹתla.'a.Sotby celebrating

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 31:16 word 6

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 31:16 word 7

הַשַּׁבָּ֛תha.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 31:16 word 8

לְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.Tamto generations their

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 31:16 word 9

בְּרִ֥יתbe.Rita covenant of

Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: covenant

Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Exodus 31:16 word 10

עוֹלָֽם\׃o.Lamperpetuity

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Exodus 31:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
must keep	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
the Sabbath	→	שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath
celebrating	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
it	→	שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath
as a permanent	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
covenant	→	בְּרִית H1285 covenant
for the generations to come	→	דּוֹר H1755 generation

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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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