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

1Then Moses assembled all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and said to them, “These are the words which Adonai has commanded you to do. Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day for you, a Shabbat of complete rest to Adonai. Whoever does any work then will die. 3Do not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on Yom Shabbat.” 4Moses also said to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael, “This is the word which Adonai 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• be doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• but on the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• there shall be to you an holy dayקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• a sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• of restשַׁבָּתוֹןshabbâthôn · sabbath observanceH7677
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• therein shall be put to deathמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Exodus 35:2

• Exodus 20:9You are to work six days, and do all your work,
• Exodus 23:12“You are to do your work for six days, but on the seventh day you will rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and also the son of your handmaid and the outsider may be refreshed.
• Exodus 31:13“Speak now to Bnei-Yisrael saying, ‘Surely you must keep My Shabbatot, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so you may know that I am Adonai who sanctifies you.
• Exodus 34:21“For six days you will work, but on the seventh day you will rest. During plowing time and harvest you must rest.
• Leviticus 23:3“Work may be done for six days, but the seventh day is a Shabbat of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You are to do no work—it is a Shabbat to Adonai in all your dwellings.
• Deuteronomy 5:12‘Observe Yom Shabbat to keep it holy, as Adonai your God commanded you.
• Luke 13:14But the synagogue leader, indignant that Yeshua had healed on Shabbat, started telling the crowd, “There are six days in which work should be done—so come to be healed on those days and not on Yom Shabbat!”
• Numbers 15:32While Bnei-Yisrael were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Shabbat.
• John 5:16Because Yeshua was doing these things on Shabbat, the Judean leaders started persecuting Him.
• Hebrews 2:2For if the word spoken through angels proved to be firm, and every violation and disobedience received a just payback,
• Hebrews 10:28Anyone who rejected the Torah of Moses dies without compassion on the word of 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

In the dictionaries

• Seventh, Day
• Devise
• Sabbath
• Badger
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Punishments

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