Exodus 23:12

Exodus 23:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
• New International Version (NIV)“Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.

Context of Exodus 23:12

10“For six years you are to sow your land and gather in its produce. 11But in the seventh year you must let it lie fallow and leave it alone so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave any animal in the field may eat; you must do likewise with your vineyard and your olive grove. For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, in order that your ox and your donkey may rest and that your female servant’s son and any hired help may refresh themselves. 13“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods – do not let them be heard on your lips. 14“Three times in the year you must make a pilgrim feast to me.

Exodus 23:12 word by word

שֵׁ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י תִּשְׁבֹּ֑ת לְמַ֣עַן יָנ֗וּחַ שֽׁוֹרְךָ֙ וַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָ וְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁ בֶּן־אֲמָתְךָ֖ וְהַגֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thou shalt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thy workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• and on the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• thou shalt restשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• that thine oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• and thine assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• may restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• and the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of thy handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• and the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• may be refreshedנָפַשׁnâphash · be refreshedH5314

Cross-references for Exodus 23:12

• Exodus 20:8“Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as holy.
• Exodus 31:15Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
• Luke 13:14But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, “There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.”
• Deuteronomy 5:13You are to work and do all your tasks in six days,
• Isaiah 58:3They lament, ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.

Commentaries on Exodus 23:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Six days thou shalt do thy work - Though they were thus bound to keep the sabbatical year, yet they must not neglect the seventh day's rest or weekly Sabbath; for that was of perpetual obligation, and was paramount to all others. That the sanctification of the Sabbath was of great consequence in the sight of God, we may learn from the various repetitions of this law; and we may observe that it has still for its object, not only the benefit of the soul…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-12Verses 10-12 This is the first mention of the Sabbatical year; the law for it is given at length in Leviticus 25:2. Both the Sabbatical year and the weekly Sabbath are here spoken of exclusively in their relation to the poor, as bearing testimony to the equality of the people in their covenant with Yahweh. In the first of these institutions, the proprietor of the soil gave up his rights for the year to the whole community of living creatures, not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Every seventh year the land was to rest. They must not plough or sow it; what the earth produced of itself, should be eaten, and not laid up. This law seems to have been intended to teach dependence on Providence, and God's faithfulness in sending the larger increase while they kept his appointments. It was also typical of the heavenly rest, when all earthly labours, cares, and interests shall cease for ever. All respect to the gods of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Renewal, rest, and refreshment are important (23:12). Just as humans and animals are to enjoy these in the weekly Sabbath, so the land is to be given rest every seven years (23:10–11; see study note on 20:8–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest--This law is repeated [Ex 20:9] lest any might suppose there was a relaxation of its observance during the sabbatical year.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 23:12

• Agriculture
• Animals
• Ass (Donkey)
• Bullock
• Industry
• Labor
• Rest
• Sabbath
• Servant
• Strangers

In the dictionaries

• Seventh, Day
• Beast
• Beware
• Book
• Countenance
• Ingathering
• Proselyte
• Refresh
• Sabbatical year
• Seethe

Commentaries on Exodus 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings