Exodus 20:8

'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

In Context

7'Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

9six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,

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Cross References

Exodus 16:23And he saith unto them, 'It [is] that which Jehovah hath spoken [of]; a rest — a holy sabbath to Jehovah — [is] to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.'

Exodus 31:12And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 35:1And Moses assembleth all the company of the sons of Israel, and saith unto them, 'These [are] the things which Jehovah hath commanded — to do them:

Leviticus 19:30'My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I [am] Jehovah.

Leviticus 26:2'My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I [am] Jehovah.

Nehemiah 9:14And Thy holy sabbath Thou hast made known to them, and commands, and statutes, and law, Thou hast commanded for them, by the hand of 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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