Study it in the app““And you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Surely you shall keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you know that I am YHWH who sanctifies you.”
“And you,וְאַתָּהspeakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Surelyאַךְyou shall keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּmy Sabbaths,אֶת שַׁבְּתֹתַיforכִּיit isהִואa signאוֹתbetween meבֵּינִיand youוּבֵינֵיכֶםthroughout your generations,לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶםso that you knowלָדַעַתthatכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהwho sanctifiesמְקַדִּשְׁyou.כֶם
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearskeep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “tishmoru” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabtota” appearssign
A mark or signal that points to something.
Where else “ot” appearsgeneration
The people of the same time.
Where else “dorote” appearsacknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “daat” appearsYHWH
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 “yehva” appearsconsecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “mekadish” appears“Sabbaths” is the plural of Sabbath: each seventh day.
12And YHWH said to Moses:
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14You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
