Deuteronomy 5:14

“but the seventh day is a Sabbath to YHWH your Elohim. You shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male slave, or your female slave, or your ox, or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or your resident alien who is within your gates, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest like you.”

Deuteronomy 5:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 5:14, word by word

but the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “shevii” appears
dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
is a Sabbathשַׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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doתַעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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workמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

Where else “melacha” appears
or your sonבִנְvin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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or your daughterבִתֶּvite

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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or your male slaveעַבְדְּavd

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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or your female slaveאֲמָתֶamate

female slave, maidservant

Female slave, maidservant.

Where else “amate” appears
or your oxשׁוֹרְshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears
or your donkeyחֲמֹרְchamor

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

Where else “chamor” appears
of your livestockבְּהֶמְתֶּbehemte

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

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or your resident alienגֵרְger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
is within your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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may restיָנוּחַyanuach

rest

To stay still and settle in a place.

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The context

13Six days you shall work and do all your work,

14 · This verse (above)

15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that YHWH your Elohim brought you out from there with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore YHWH your Elohim has commanded you to celebrate the day of the Sabbath.

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