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And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (KJV)

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וַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessed

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 12:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 1

אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 Genesis 2:3 word 2

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 Genesis 2:3 word 3

י֣וֹםYom[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 Genesis 2:3 word 4

הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.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 8:4, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 13:6, Exodus 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 5

וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁvay.ka.Deshand he set apart as holy

Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to consecrate: consecate

Used 127 times. Also: Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 6

אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it

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 Genesis 2:3 word 7

כִּ֣יkifor

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 Genesis 2:3 word 8

שָׁבַת֙sha.Vathe rested

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to cease

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30, Exodus 23:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 9

מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom all

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 Genesis 2:3 word 10

מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹme.lakh.Towork his

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

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

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 11

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

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 Genesis 2:3 word 12

בָּרָ֥אba.Ra'he had created

Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to create

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 13

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 Genesis 2:3 word 14

לַעֲשֽׂוֹת\׃\ \פla.'a.Sotto make

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 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 2:3 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Then God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
the seventh	→	שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and sanctified	→	קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate
it	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
on [that day]	→
He rested	→	שָׁבַת H7673A to cease
from all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the work	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
of creation	→	בָּרָא H1254A to create
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
[He]	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
had accomplished	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do

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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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