Exodus 31:15
Six days thou shalt do works, but the seventh day is the Sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord; everyone who shall do a work on the seventh day shall be put to death.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
16And the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbaths, to observe them throughout their generations.
Cross References
Genesis 2:2And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made.
Exodus 16:26Six days ye shall gather it, and on the seventh day is a Sabbath, for there shall be none on that day.
Exodus 31:14And ye shall keep the Sabbaths, because this is holy to the Lord for you; he that profanes it shall surely be put to death: every one who shall do a work on it, that soul shall be destroyed from the midst of his people.
Exodus 34:21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: there shall be rest in seedtime and harvest.
Leviticus 23:3Six days shalt thou do works, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath; a rest, a holy convocation to the Lord: thou shalt not do any work, it is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.
Numbers 15:32And the children of Israel were in the wilderness, and they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 31:13-18
The Observance of the Sabbath. ( b. c. 1491.) 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto 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. 14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six… Read the whole commentary →