Exodus 31:15
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
מְלָאכָה
work
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מְלָאכָה
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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מוּת
certainly to die
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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שַׁבָּת
a sabbath of
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שַׁבָּת
Sabbath. Shabbat. The seventh day of rest. A declaration that God is in control and we can stop striving. Rest is an act of trust.
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קֹדֶשׁ
a holy thing
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קֹדֶשׁ
Holiness, sacredness. Qodesh. That which belongs to God. Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts. His holiness fills the whole earth.
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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יוֹם
days
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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שֵׁשׁ
six
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שֵׁשׁ
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
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שַׁבָּתוֹן
sabbath observance
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שַׁבָּתוֹן
a sabbatism or special holiday
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