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On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">King James Bible</a> But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">New King James Version</a> but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the LORD your God; you shall not do any work that day, you or your son or your daughter, or your male slave or your female slave, or your ox, your donkey, or any of your cattle, or your resident who stays with you, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but the seventh day is a sabbath of Yahweh your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male slave or your female slave or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who is within your gates, so that your male slave and your female slave may rest as well as you. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath [a day of rest dedicated] to the LORD your God; on that day you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock or the stranger who stays inside your [city] gates, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. Do not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or donkey, any of your livestock, or the resident alien who lives within your city gates, so that your male and female slaves may rest as you do. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or donkey, any of your livestock, or the foreigner who lives within your gates, so that your male and female slaves may rest as you do. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> but the seventh day of the week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day--not you, your children, your oxen or donkeys or any other animal, not even those foreigners who live in your towns. And don't make your slaves do any work. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The seventh day is the day of worship dedicated to the LORD your God. You, your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your oxen, your donkeys-all of your animals-even the foreigners living in your city must never do any work [on that day]. In this way your male and female slaves can rest as you do. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. On that day no one is to work--neither you, your children, your slaves, your animals, nor the foreigners who live in your country. Your slaves must rest just as you do. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath for the LORD your God. You are not to do any work—neither you, your children, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys, nor any of your livestock—as well as any of the foreigners who live among you, so that your male and female servants may rest as you do. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work?neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/5.htm">NET Bible</a> but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. On that day you must not do any work, you, your son, your daughter, your male slave, your female slave, your ox, your donkey, any other animal, or the foreigner who lives with you, so that your male and female slaves, like yourself, may have rest. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you must not do any work, you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, your ox, nor your donkey, nor your livestock, your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy ox, nor thy ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/5.htm">World English Bible</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God, in which you shall not do any work— neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the seventh day [is] a Sabbath to your God YHWH; you do not do any work, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your handmaid, and your ox, and your donkey, and all your livestock, and your sojourner who [is] within your gates, so that your manservant and your handmaid rest like yourself. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the seventh day is a sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates; so that thy man-servant, and thy handmaid doth rest like thyself; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the seventh day, the Sabbath to Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servant, and thy maid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy stranger who is in thy gates; so that thy servant and thy maid shall rest like thyself.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The seventh is the day of the sabbath, that is, the rest of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not do any work therein, thou nor thy son nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant nor thy maidservant, nor thy ox, nor thy ass, nor any of thy beasts, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest, even as thyself. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The seventh is the day of the Sabbath, that is, the rest of the Lord your God. You shall not do any work in it, nor shall your son, nor daughter, nor man servant, nor woman servant, nor ox, nor donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor the sojourner who is within your gates, so that your men and woman servants may rest, just as you do. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Bible</a> but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God. You shall not do any work, either you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or donkey or any work animal, or the resident alien within your gates, so that your male and female slave may rest as you do. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the seventh day is the sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor any of your cattle, nor the sojourner that is in your towns; that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the seventh day is the Sabbath to LORD JEHOVAH your God; you shall not do any work in it, you or your son, or your daughter, or your Servant, or your Maid, or your ox, or your donkey, or any of your beasts, or the settler that is in your town, so that your Servant and your Maid will be rested like you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> but on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do in it no work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and the stranger that sojourns in the midst of thee; that thy man-servant may rest, and thy maid, and thine ox, as well as thou. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1728" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">The Ten Commandments</a> …13Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14<a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">but the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·yō·wm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·bāṯ (N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">is a Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: laš·šēm (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">on which you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">do</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: mə·lā·ḵāh (N-fs) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">work—</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">neither you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇin·ḵā- (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">nor your son</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇit·te·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">or daughter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā- (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">nor your manservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">or maidservant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7794.htm" title="7794: wə·šō·wr·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.). From shuwr; a bullock.">nor your ox</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: wa·ḥă·mō·rə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">or donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or any</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hem·te·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">of your livestock,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: wə·ḡê·rə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">nor the foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: biš·‘ā·re·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">within your gates,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">your manservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">and maidservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: yā·nū·aḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">may rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kå̄·mō·ḵå̄ (Prep:: 2ms) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">as you do.</a> 15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Exodus 20:10</a> but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a> And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished. <a href="/exodus/31-15.htm">Exodus 31:15-17</a> For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. / The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. / It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’” <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a> For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD. <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Exodus 23:12</a> For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident. <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15-22</a> In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ... <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a> If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a> I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-27</a> This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ... <a href="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a> For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” <a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a> Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” <a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Luke 6:5</a> Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a> There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a> Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. <a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a> On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates; that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you.the sabbath<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2</a> And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.<a href="/exodus/16-29.htm">Exodus 16:29,30</a> See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day… <a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4</a> For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.thy stranger<a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15,21</a> In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals… thy man-servant<a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Exodus 23:12</a> Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.<a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Leviticus 25:44-46</a> Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids… <a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a> Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/22-33.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-19.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/numbers/36-8.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/numbers/22-33.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-7.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Maid-Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Male</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-8.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Manservant</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Man-Servant</a> <a href="/numbers/29-37.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-20.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-24.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/numbers/31-24.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-15.htm">Within</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-13.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Maid-Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Male</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Manservant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Man-Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Within</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 5</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">The covenant in Horeb</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">The ten commandments</a> 23. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">At the people's request Moses receives the law from God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This day is set apart as holy, emphasizing rest and worship. The Sabbath is a covenant sign between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Exodus 31:16-17</a>), symbolizing trust in God's provision. It foreshadows the rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>), who offers spiritual rest to believers.on which you must not do any work— The prohibition of work on the Sabbath underscores the importance of rest and reliance on God. It serves as a reminder of God's deliverance from Egypt (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>) and a call to trust in His provision. This commandment highlights the need for physical and spiritual renewal, pointing to the ultimate rest in Christ (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).neither you, nor your son or daughter, The inclusion of family members emphasizes the communal aspect of the Sabbath. It is a time for families to come together in worship and rest, reinforcing the importance of spiritual leadership within the household. This reflects the broader biblical theme of generational faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>).nor your manservant or maidservant, The command extends to servants, highlighting the principle of equality and compassion. It reflects God's concern for all people, regardless of social status, and anticipates the New Testament teaching of equality in Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>). This provision ensures that everyone experiences rest and renewal.nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, Including animals in the Sabbath rest demonstrates God's care for all creation. It reflects the biblical principle of stewardship and compassion for animals (<a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Proverbs 12:10</a>). This provision ensures that the Sabbath is a day of rest for all living beings, aligning with the creation mandate to care for the earth.nor the foreigner within your gates, The inclusion of foreigners underscores the universal nature of God's covenant. It reflects the biblical theme of hospitality and care for the stranger (<a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a>). This provision anticipates the New Testament message of the gospel being for all nations (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. This phrase emphasizes equality and justice, ensuring that servants receive the same rest as their masters. It reflects God's concern for social justice and the dignity of all people. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to love and serve one another (<a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who delivered God's commandments, including the Sabbath law, to the people. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God who received the law and were commanded to observe the Sabbath. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a> A day of rest on the seventh day, instituted by God as a sign of His covenant with Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/s/servants_and_livestock.htm">Servants and Livestock</a> Included in the command to rest, highlighting the comprehensive nature of the Sabbath rest. 5. <a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a> Non-Israelites living among the Israelites, also commanded to observe the Sabbath rest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_rest.htm">The Purpose of Rest</a> The Sabbath is a gift from God, designed for physical rest and spiritual renewal. It reminds us of our dependence on God and His provision. <a href="/topical/e/equality_and_compassion.htm">Equality and Compassion</a> The command includes everyone, regardless of social status, emphasizing God's concern for justice and equality. It teaches us to care for those under our authority. <a href="/topical/a/a_sign_of_covenant.htm">A Sign of Covenant</a> Observing the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between God and His people, reminding us of our identity and relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/r/rest_as_worship.htm">Rest as Worship</a> The Sabbath is not just about ceasing work but also about dedicating time to worship and reflection on God's goodness and creation. <a href="/topical/m/modern_application.htm">Modern Application</a> In today's busy world, setting aside regular time for rest and worship is crucial for maintaining spiritual health and balance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 5</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_rest.htm">What does the Bible say about rest and relaxation?</a> <a href="/q/is_working_on_sabbath_wrong.htm">Is working on the Sabbath considered wrong?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus_justify_breaking_sabbath.htm">(Luke 6:1–5) How can Jesus justify breaking Sabbath rules, allegedly set by God, by appealing to David’s actions? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus_justify_sabbath_healing.htm">Luke 14:3-4: How can Jesus justify healing on the Sabbath, when Old Testament law (Exodus 20:8-11) seems strict about keeping it holy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>but the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) day וְי֙וֹם֙ (wə·yō·wm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day is a Sabbath שַׁבָּ֖֣ת ׀ (šab·bāṯ) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath to the LORD לַיהוָ֖֣ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative on which you must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no do תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ṯa·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make any כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every work— מְלָאכָ֡ה (mə·lā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property neither you, אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you nor your son וּבִנְךָֽ־ (ū·ḇin·ḵā-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son [or] daughter, וּבִתֶּ֣ךָ (ū·ḇit·te·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter nor your manservant וְעַבְדְּךָֽ־ (wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant [or] maidservant, וַ֠אֲמָתֶךָ (wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> A maidservant, female slave nor your ox וְשׁוֹרְךָ֨ (wə·šō·wr·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7794.htm">Strong's 7794: </a> A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera) or donkey וַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜ (wa·ḥă·mō·rə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> A male ass or any וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of your livestock, בְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָ (bə·hem·te·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal nor the foreigner וְגֵֽרְךָ֙ (wə·ḡê·rə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> A guest, a foreigner within your gates, בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ (biš·‘ā·re·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate so that לְמַ֗עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent your manservant עַבְדְּךָ֥ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant and maidservant וַאֲמָתְךָ֖ (wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> A maidservant, female slave may rest יָנ֛וּחַ (yā·nū·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> To rest, settle down as you do. כָּמֽ֑וֹךָ׃ (kā·mō·w·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> Like, as, when <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 5:14 But the seventh day is a Sabbath (Deut. 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