Exodus 23:12

“Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave and the resident alien may be refreshed.”

Exodus 23:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 23:12, word by word

Sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet

six

Six; also "sixth".

Where else “sheshet” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

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

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you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

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

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your workמַעֲשֶׂיmaase

labor

What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.

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and on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

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you shall ceaseתִּשְׁבֹּתtishbot

cease

To leave off working, rest; God did so when done, not from tiredness.

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your oxשׁוֹרְshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

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and your donkeyחֲמֹרֶchamore

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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may restיָנוּחַyanuach

rest

To stay still and settle in a place.

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and the sonבֶּןben

son

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

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of your female slaveאֲמָתְamat

female slave, maidservant

Female slave, maidservant.

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and the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

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

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may be refreshedיִנָּפֵשׁyinafesh

be refreshed

Catch one's breath, be refreshed.

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The context

11but the seventh year you shall let it rest and leave it alone, so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave the animals of the field may eat. So you shall do with your vineyard and with your olive grove.

12 · This verse (above)

13In all that I have said to you, take care. Do not mention the name of other gods; let it not be heard on your lips.

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