Exodus 35:2

Exodus 35:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
• New International Version (NIV)For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Context of Exodus 35:2

1And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them. Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever doth work in it shall be put to death. 3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 4And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,

Exodus 35:2 word by word

שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֮ תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י יִהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ שַׁבַּ֥ת שַׁבָּת֖וֹן לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה ב֛וֹ מְלָאכָ֖ה יוּמָֽת׃Read the interlinear

• Sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• dayקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• restשַׁבָּתוֹןshabbâthôn · sabbath observanceH7677
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• deathמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Exodus 35:2

• Exodus 20:9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
• Exodus 23:12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thy ox and thy donkey may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
• Exodus 31:13Speak thou also to the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
• Exodus 34:21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in time of plowing and in harvest thou shalt rest.
• Leviticus 23:3Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work in it : it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
• Deuteronomy 5:12Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
• Luke 13:14And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
• Numbers 15:32And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
• John 5:16And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
• Hebrews 2:2For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
• Hebrews 10:28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Commentaries on Exodus 35:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2See Exodus 31:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel, &c.--On the occasion referred to in the opening of this chapter, the Israelites were specially reminded of the design to erect a magnificent tabernacle for the regular worship of God, as well as of the leading articles that were required to furnish that sacred edifice [Ex 35:11-19]. (See on Ex 25:1-40; Ex 27:1-21; Ex 30:1-31:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 35:2

• Industry
• Punishment
• Sabbath
• Sanitation

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Commentaries on Exodus 35

• 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