Deuteronomy 5:12

Keep the day of Shabbatha to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

In Context

11Thou shalt not swear by the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not acquit him who shall swear by His Name falsely.

13Six days thou shalt work, and do all thy labour;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:8Remember the day of Shabbatha to sanctify it.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23

6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →

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