Exodus 35:3

You must not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”

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In The King James Version

Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

In Context

2On six days work may be done, but for you, the seventh day must be a holy day, a Sabbath day of complete rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.

4Moses spoke to all the community of the Israelites, saying, “This is the thing that Yahweh commanded.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:16On the first day there will be an assembly that is set apart to me, and on the seventh day there will be another such gathering. No work will be done on these days, except the cooking for everyone to eat. That must be the only work that may be done by you.

Numbers 15:32While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 35:2-20

Orders Concerning the Tabernacle. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them. 2 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. 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of… Read the whole commentary →

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