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full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember that the Sabbath Day belongs to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Remember the day of worship by observing it as a holy day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember the day of the Sabbath to consecrate it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember that you are to sanctify the day of the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day—keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember the day of the Sabbath for its holiness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/20-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/20.htm">The Ten Commandments</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵō·wr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">the Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: lə·qad·də·šō (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">by keeping it holy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Six days you shall labor and do all your work,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a></span><br />Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15-22</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a></span><br />I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-20.htm">Ezekiel 20:20</a></span><br />Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-27</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a></span><br />For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Luke 6:5</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5</a></span><br />One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Exodus 16:23-30</a></b></br> And he said unto them, This <i>is that</i> which the LORD hath said, To morrow <i>is</i> the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake <i>that</i> which ye will bake <i>to day</i>, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13,14</a></b></br> Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it <i>is</i> a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that <i>ye</i> may know that I <i>am</i> the LORD that doth sanctify you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-3.htm">Genesis 2:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/exodus/19-23.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/20-6.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/16-29.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/exodus/19-23.htm">Sanctify</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Sanctify</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">The people are afraid, but Moses comforts them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Idolatry is forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/20-23.htm">Of what sort the altar should be</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Remember the Sabbath day</b><br>The command to "remember" suggests a call to mindfulness and intentionality. The Sabbath is rooted in the creation narrative, where God rested on the seventh day (<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>). This establishes a pattern for humanity, emphasizing rest and reflection. The Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Exodus 31:16-17</a>), setting them apart from other nations. In the ancient Near East, a seven-day week was not universally observed, highlighting the distinctiveness of this command. The Sabbath also foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>).<p><b>by keeping it holy</b><br>To "keep it holy" means to set it apart for sacred use, distinct from ordinary days. Holiness involves dedication to God, reflecting His character and purposes. The Sabbath was a day for ceasing from labor, allowing for worship, reflection, and community. It served as a reminder of God's provision and sovereignty. In the New Testament, Jesus emphasized the Sabbath's purpose for human benefit (<a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27</a>), and He often healed on the Sabbath, demonstrating its intent for restoration and mercy. The concept of holiness is central to the Christian life, calling believers to live in a manner that honors God (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, including the command to remember the Sabbath.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and given the Law, including the command to observe the Sabbath.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a></b><br>A day of rest and worship, instituted by God as a sign of His covenant with Israel, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who established the Sabbath as a day of rest, reflecting His rest on the seventh day of creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_rest.htm">The Principle of Rest</a></b><br>The Sabbath is a divine principle that emphasizes the importance of rest and renewal. In a busy world, setting aside time for rest is crucial for spiritual and physical well-being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_worship.htm">Holiness and Worship</a></b><br>Keeping the Sabbath holy involves dedicating time to worship and focus on God. It is a reminder of His sovereignty and our dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/a_sign_of_covenant.htm">A Sign of Covenant</a></b><br>The Sabbath serves as a sign of the covenant between God and His people. Observing it is an act of obedience and a declaration of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_and_gratitude.htm">Reflection and Gratitude</a></b><br>The Sabbath is an opportunity to reflect on God's creation and His deliverance, fostering a heart of gratitude and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_rest.htm">Christ as Our Rest</a></b><br>In the New Testament, the Sabbath points to the rest we find in Christ. Believers are called to enter into this spiritual rest, ceasing from their own works and trusting in His finished work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_violate_the_sabbath_law.htm">Did Jesus violate the Sabbath law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_idleness_lead_to_poverty.htm">Does idleness lead to poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_biblical_contradictions_show_wisdom.htm">How do contradictions in biblical law reflect divine wisdom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_we_honor_the_sabbath_day.htm">How should we honor the Sabbath day?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Remember the sabbath day.</span>--It is pertinent to remark that this command is introduced differently from any other by the word "remember." But we cannot, therefore, conclude that the Sabbath was a primitive institution, which the Israelites were bound to have held in perpetual remembrance, since the reference may be merely to the injunction recently given in connection with the gathering of the manna. (<a href="/exodus/16-23.htm" title="And he said to them, This is that which the LORD has said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath to the LORD: bake that which you will bake to day, and seethe that you will seethe; and that which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.">Exodus 16:23</a>). The Sabbath had certainly been at that time solemnly instituted, if no earlier. (See Note on. <a href="/exodus/16-25.htm" title="And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath to the LORD: to day you shall not find it in the field.">Exodus 16:25</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">To keep it holy.</span>--It had been already noted that the rest of the Sabbath was to be a "holy rest" (<a href="/exodus/16-23.htm" title="And he said to them, This is that which the LORD has said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath to the LORD: bake that which you will bake to day, and seethe that you will seethe; and that which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.">Exodus 16:23</a>); but it is not quite clear what was intended by this. For the most part, the Law insists on abstinence from labour as the main element of Sabbath observance (<a href="/context/exodus/16-23.htm" title="And he said to them, This is that which the LORD has said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath to the LORD: bake that which you will bake to day, and seethe that you will seethe; and that which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.">Exodus 16:23-30</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/20-9.htm" title="Six days shall you labor, and do all your work:">Exodus 20:9-11</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm" title="Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest: that your ox and your ass may rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.">Exodus 23:12</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-21.htm" title="Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in ripening time and in harvest you shall rest.">Exodus 34:21</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/35-2.htm" title="Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever does work therein shall be put to death.">Exodus 35:2-3</a>; <a href="/context/deuteronomy/5-12.htm" title="Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD your God has commanded you.">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a>, &c.); and it can scarcely be said to prescribe anything positive with respect to the religious employment of the day. That the morning and evening sacrifice were to be doubled might indeed suggest to a religiously-minded Israelite that his锟給wn religious exercises and devotions should also be augmented; but the Law made no such requirement. His attendance at the morning and evening sacrifice was not required nor expected. No provision was made for his receiving religious teaching on the day; no special offerings were required from him upon it. The day became one of "languid bodily ease, relaxation, and luxury" to the bulk of the later Jews (Augustin. <span class= "ital">Enarr. in Psalms 91</span>); but probably there were always some whom natural piety taught that, in the absence of their ordinary employments, it was intended they should devote themselves to prayer and communion with God--to meditation on "high and holy themes," such as His mercies in past time, His character, attributes, revelations of Himself, government of the world, dealings with men and nations. Thus only could the day be really "kept holy," with a positive, and not a mere negative, holiness. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember the sabbath day.</span> The institution of the sabbath dates, at any rate, from the giving of the manna (<a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Exodus 16:23</a>). Its primeval institution, which has been thought to be implied in <a href="/genesis/2-3.htm">Genesis 2:3</a>, is uncertain. The word "remember" here may be simply a reference to what passed in the "wilderness of Sin" as related in <a href="/exodus/16-22.htm">Exodus 16:22-30</a>. On the sabbath itself, both Jewish and Christian, see the comment upon that chapter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/20-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכ֛וֹר֩</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Sabbath</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šab·bāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֥֨וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by keeping it holy.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qad·də·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it (Exo. 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