Exodus 34:21 Go deeper

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. (KJV)

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שֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.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 34:21 word 1

יָמִים֙ya.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 34:21 word 2

תַּעֲבֹ֔דta.'a.Vodyou will labor

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to serve: labour

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Exodus 34:21 word 3

וּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.Yomand 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 34:21 word 4

הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.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 34:21 word 5

תִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.Botyou will rest

Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to cease

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Exodus 34:21 word 6

בֶּחָרִ֥ישׁbe.cha.Rishat <the> plowing time

Lemma: חָרִישׁ (cha.rish) · Strong's: H2758

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

Meaning: plowing

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 45:6, 1 Samuel 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2758; TAHOT Exodus 34:21 word 7

וּבַקָּצִ֖ירu.va.ka.Tzirand at <the> harvest time

Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A

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

Meaning: harvest

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:22, Leviticus 19:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT Exodus 34:21 word 8

תִּשְׁבֹּֽת\׃tish.Botyou will rest

Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to cease

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Exodus 34:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Six	→	שֵׁשׁ H8337 six
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
you shall labor	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
but on the seventh	→	שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
you shall rest	→	שָׁבַת H7673A to cease
even in the seasons of plowing	→	חָרִישׁ H2758 plowing
and harvesting	→	קָצִיר H7105A harvest
you must rest	→	שָׁבַת H7673A to cease

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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