Exodus 20:8

Remember the sabbath day, to hallow it:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

In Context

7Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name for falsehood.

9Six days, shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

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Cross References

Exodus 16:23And he said unto them—That is what Yahweh spake. The observance of a holy sabbath to Yahweh, is to-morrow,—what ye would bake, bake and what ye would boil, boil, and all that is left over, put by you to keep until the morning.

Exodus 31:12Then spake Yahweh unto Moses saying—

Exodus 35:1And Moses called together all the assembly of the sons of Israel and said unto them,—These are the things which Yahweh hath commanded to do them.

Leviticus 19:30My sabbaths, shall ye observe, And my sanctuary, shall ye revere,—I, am Yahweh.

Leviticus 26:2My sabbaths, shall ye observe, And, my sanctuary, shall ye revere,—I, am Yahweh.

Nehemiah 9:14And, thy holy sabbath, didst thou make known to them,—and, commandments and statutes and a law, didst thou command them, through Moses thy servant.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12

The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto 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 water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →

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