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Sixשֵׁשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםyou shall laborתַּעֲבֹדand doוְעָשִׂיתָallכָּלyour work,מְלַאכְתֶּךָ
Exodus 20:9
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Six days of work, and the seventh is shabbat, for servants and foreigners tooWork and Rest
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Exodus 20:9, word by word
- Sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “sheshet” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- you shall laborתַּעֲבֹדtaavod
work
To toil, till the land.
Where else “taavod” appears- and doעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- your workמְלַאכְתֶּmelachte
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melachte” appears
The context
8Remember the day of the Sabbath, to keep it holy.
9 · This verse (above)
10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to YHWH your Elohim. You shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave, or your female slave, or your livestock, or your resident alien who is within your gates.