Genesis 2:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”
מְלָאכָה
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
קָדַשׁ
Sanctified
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קָדַשׁ
To set apart, to sanctify. Qadash. God sanctified the Sabbath. He sanctifies His people. To be holy is to be entirely His.
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בָּרָא
he had created
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בָּרָא
To create from nothing. Bara. Used only of God. Only God can bara. He brings something into existence from nothing.
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בָרַךְ
Blessed
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בָרַךְ
To bless, to kneel. Barak. God blessed creation. He blesses His people. Every blessing flows from His hand.
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שָׁבַת
Rested
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שָׁבַת
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
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יוֹם
the day
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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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