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AndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםblessedיְבָרֶךְthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיdayאֶת יוֹםand madeוַיְקַדֵּשׁitאֹתוֹholy,יְקַדֵּשׁbecauseכִּיon itבוֹhe ceasedשָׁבַתfrom allמִכָּלhis workמְלַאכְתּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhad createdבָּרָאto make.לַעֲשׂוֹת
Genesis 2:3
Study it in the app“And Elohim blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he ceased from all his work that Elohim had created to make.”
God ceased on the seventh day and blessed it, from the creationWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:3, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- blessedיְבָרֶךְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- and madeיְקַדֵּשׁyekadesh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “yekadesh” appears- he ceasedשָׁבַתshavat
cease
To leave off working, rest; God did so when done, not from tiredness.
Where else “shavat” appears- his workמְלַאכְתּmelacht
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacht” appears- had createdבָּרָאbara
create
To bring something new into being; only God does this.
Where else “bara” appears- to makeעֲשׂוֹתasot
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asot” appears
The context
2And on the seventh day Elohim finished his work that he had done, and on the seventh day he ceased from all his work that he had done.
3 · This verse (above)
4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that YHWH Elohim made earth and heavens.
To study Genesis 2 in a group
1. What it says
How did YHWH Elohim form the man, and what did he give him so that he became a living being (v. 7)?
2. What it means
Why does YHWH Elohim say it is not good for the man to be alone (v. 18)?
3. How I live it
What friendship or relationship can you care for this week so you do not walk alone?