Study it in the app“Thus says YHWH: Guard yourselves, for the sake of your souls, and do not carry a burden on the day of the Sabbath, nor bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem.”
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהGuard yourselves,הִשָּׁמְרוּfor the sake of your souls,בְּנַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶםand do notוְאַלcarryתִּשְׂאוּa burdenמַשָּׂאon the dayבְּיוֹםof the Sabbath,הַשַּׁבָּתnorוַbring it inהֲבֵאתֶםthrough the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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” appearstake care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “hishamru” appearssoul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshote” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “tisu” appearsburden
A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.
Where else “masa” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havetem” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
20and say to them: ‘Hear the word of YHWH, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who come in through these gates.
21 · This verse (above)
22And do not carry out a burden from your houses on the day of the Sabbath, and no work shall you do; but keep holy the day of the Sabbath, as I commanded your fathers.
