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Andוְthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall keepשָׁמְרוּthe Sabbath,אֶת הַשַּׁבָּתobservingלַעֲשׂוֹתthe Sabbathאֶת הַשַּׁבָּתthroughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָםas an eternalעוֹלָםcovenant.בְּרִית
Exodus 31:16
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as an eternal covenant.”
The shabbat is a lasting sign between God and his peopleWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 31:16, word by word
- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears- shall keepשָׁמְרוּshamru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamru” appears- the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears- observingעֲשׂוֹתasot
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asot” appears- throughout their generationsדֹרֹתָdorota
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dorota” appears- as an eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears
The context
15For six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to YHWH. Whoever does work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
16 · This verse (above)
17Between me and the sons of Israel it is a sign forever; for in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he ceased and caught his breath.’”