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href="/kjv/exodus/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall not kindle a fire in any of your <i>places of</i> habitation on the sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't even build a cooking fire at home on the Sabbath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never light a fire in any of your homes on this day of worship."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not even light a fire in your homes on the Sabbath." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath-day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you do not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ye do not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not burn a fire in all your dwellings in the day of the rest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall kindle no fire in any of your habitations on the sabbath day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwelling places throughout the day of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not even light a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall kindle no fire in all your dwellings on the sabbath day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the sabbath day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Six days you shall do work and the seventh day shall be holy, the Sabbath rest to LORD JEHOVAH; everyone who will do work in it will be killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day; I <i>am</i> the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/35-3.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=9191" 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/35.htm">The Sabbath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><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.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ṯə·ḇa·‘ă·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">light</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in any</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: mō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">of your dwellings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">on the Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.”</a> </span><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="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / 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 or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/numbers/15-32.htm">Numbers 15:32-36</a></span><br />While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. / Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, / and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody. ...<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="/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="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12-24</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. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-8</a></span><br />At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-23.htm">Mark 2:23-28</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1-5</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-10.htm">Luke 13:10-17</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, / and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. / When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-9.htm">John 5:9-18</a></span><br />Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-22.htm">John 7:22-23</a></span><br />But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the sabbath day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-16.htm">Exodus 12:16</a></b></br> And in the first day <i>there shall be</i> an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save <i>that</i> which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Exodus 16:23</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="/numbers/15-32.htm">Numbers 15:32</a></b></br> And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/12-20.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/exodus/32-24.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/exodus/12-20.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/exodus/12-27.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/james/3-5.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Light</a> <a href="/exodus/35-2.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/31-15.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/exodus/34-3.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/exodus/35-8.htm">Light</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/exodus/36-6.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/35-1.htm">The Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/35-4.htm">The free gifts for the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">The readiness of the people to offer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/35-30.htm">Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work</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/35.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/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not light a fire</b><br>This command is part of the broader Sabbath regulations given to the Israelites. The prohibition against lighting a fire on the Sabbath underscores the importance of rest and cessation from labor. In the ancient Near Eastern context, fire was essential for cooking, warmth, and various forms of work. By forbidding the lighting of a fire, God emphasized the need for complete rest and reliance on Him. This command also highlights the distinctiveness of the Israelites' worship and lifestyle compared to surrounding nations, who did not observe such a day of rest.<p><b>in any of your dwellings</b><br>The term "dwellings" refers to the homes or places where the Israelites lived. This indicates that the command was to be observed by every individual and family, not just in communal or public settings. It emphasizes the personal and household responsibility to honor the Sabbath. The focus on dwellings also suggests a sense of community and shared observance, as each household was to participate in this act of obedience.<p><b>on the Sabbath day.</b><br>The Sabbath day, the seventh day of the week, was instituted by God as a day of rest and worship, commemorating His rest after creation (<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>). It served as a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Exodus 31:16-17</a>). The Sabbath was a day set apart for spiritual reflection, rest from labor, and renewal. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen as the fulfillment of the Sabbath, offering rest for the soul (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>). The principle of rest and trust in God's provision continues to be relevant for believers, pointing to the ultimate rest found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the Law from God and communicated it to the people. In this chapter, he is relaying God's commandments regarding the Sabbath and the construction of the Tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now in the wilderness receiving God's laws and instructions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a></b><br>A day of rest instituted by God, observed on the seventh day of the week, as a sign of the covenant between God and Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dwellings.htm">Dwellings</a></b><br>Refers to the homes or tents of the Israelites in the wilderness, where they were instructed not to light a fire on the Sabbath.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_sinai.htm">Wilderness of Sinai</a></b><br>The location where the Israelites camped and received the Law, including the instructions for the Sabbath.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_as_a_covenant_sign.htm">Sabbath as a Covenant Sign</a></b><br>The Sabbath is a perpetual sign of the covenant between God and His people, reminding them of His creation and redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rest_and_trust_in_god.htm">Rest and Trust in God</a></b><br>Observing the Sabbath requires trust in God's provision, as it involves ceasing from labor and relying on Him to meet needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinction.htm">Holiness and Distinction</a></b><br>The command not to light a fire on the Sabbath underscores the distinctiveness of the day, setting it apart for holy purposes and reflection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_observance.htm">Practical Observance</a></b><br>While the specific prohibition against lighting a fire may not apply today, the principle of setting aside time for rest and worship remains relevant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment_of_the_sabbath.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment of the Sabbath</a></b><br>In Christ, believers find ultimate rest, as He fulfills the law and provides spiritual rest for our souls.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israel_avoid_fire_weekly.htm">(Exodus 35:1–3) How could Israel realistically avoid kindling any fire at all in a harsh desert environment for an entire day each week? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_sabbath_rules_stricter_here.htm">(Exodus 35) Why do these Sabbath regulations here seem stricter than in some other parts of the Torah, creating possible inconsistencies in biblical commands? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_exodus_35_project_in_sinai.htm">(Exodus 35) Is there any concrete historical or archeological evidence to verify that such a grand construction project occurred in the Sinai wilderness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_1m_israelites_survive_40_years.htm">How could over a million Israelites survive in the desert for 40 years without leaving archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall kindle no fire</span>. The kindling of fire in early times involved considerable labour. It was ordinarily affected by rubbing two sticks together, or twisting one round rapidly between the two palms in a depression upon a board. Fire only came after a long time. Moreover, as in the warm climate of Arabia and Palestine artificial warmth was not needed, fire could only have been kindled there for cooking purposes, which involved further unnecessary work, and had already been forbidden (<a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Exodus 16:23</a>). The Karaite Jews still maintain the observance of this precept to the letter, even in cold climates, as in that of the Crimea, and allow neither fire nor light in their houses on the sabbath day; but the Jews generally view the precept as having had only a temporary force, and have lights and fires, like other persons, even in Palestine. Strict Jews, however, still cook no food on the sabbath day. <p> CHAPTER 35:4-20 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/35-3.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">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">light</span><br /><span class="heb">תְבַעֲר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·ḇa·‘ă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in any</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your dwellings</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the Sabbath</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃</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">בְּי֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/35-3.htm">Exodus 35:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/35-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 35:3 You shall kindle no fire throughout your (Exo. 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