Exodus 31:13
Thou thyself, therefore, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Surely, my sabbaths, shall ye keep, for, a sign it is betwixt me and you to your generations, that ye may know that I Yahweh do hallow you.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12Then spake Yahweh unto Moses saying—
Cross References
Exodus 31:17between me and the sons of Israel, a sign it is unto times age-abiding,—for in six days, did Yahweh make the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day, he rested, and was refreshed.
Leviticus 19:30My sabbaths, shall ye observe, And my sanctuary, shall ye revere,—I, am Yahweh.
Leviticus 21:8Therefore shalt thou hold him as holy, for the food of thy God, doth he bring near,—Holy, shall he be to thee, For, holy, am I—Yahweh, who am making you holy.
Leviticus 25:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them:—When ye enter into the land which, I, am giving you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto 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.
Ezekiel 20:20My sabbaths also, hallow ye,— And they shall become a sign betwixt me and you, That it may be known that I Yahweh am your God.
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 →