New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 31:13-17

13“But as for you, speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You shall surelyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389observeתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676; for this isa signא֨וֹת'otH226betweenH996Me and you throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,that you may knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you.

14Therefore you are to observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,for it is holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to you.Everyone who profanesמְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙me.cha.Lei.haH2490it shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191;for whoeverH3605doesהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213anyH3605workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399on it, that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמֶּֽיהָ׃'a.Mei.haH5971.

15For sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117workמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399may be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there is asabbathשַׁבַּ֧תsha.BatH7676of completeH7677restH7677,holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;whoeverH3605doesהָעֹשֶׂ֧הha.'o.SehH6213anyH3605workמְלָאכָ֛הme.la.KhahH4399on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

16So the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall observeוְשָׁמְר֥וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676, tocelebrateלַעֲשׂ֧וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֛תha.sha.BatH7676throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755as a perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.’

17It is a signא֥וֹת'otH226betweenH996Me and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;for in sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117He ceasedשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673from labor,and was refreshedוַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ סvai.yi.na.FashH5314.”

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