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<a href="/nasb_/hebrews/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS”; <a href="/nasb/hebrews/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: &#8220AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS"; <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For He has thus said somewhere concerning the seventh day, “AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS”; <a href="/lsb/hebrews/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For He has spoken somewhere in this way concerning the seventh day: “AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS”; <a href="/amp/hebrews/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For somewhere [in Scripture] He has said this about the seventh day: “AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS”; <a href="/csb/hebrews/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in this way: And on the seventh day God rested from all his works. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this way: And on the seventh day God rested from all His works. <a href="/asv/hebrews/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works; <a href="/cev/hebrews/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In fact, somewhere the Scriptures say that by the seventh day, God had finished his work, and so he rested. <a href="/erv/hebrews/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works; <a href="/gwt/hebrews/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Somewhere in Scripture God has said this about the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work." <a href="/gnt/hebrews/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day: "God rested on the seventh day from all his work." <a href="/isv/hebrews/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day as follows: "On the seventh day God rested from all his actions," <a href="/msb/hebrews/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: ?And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.? <a href="/net/hebrews/4.htm">NET Bible</a> For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works," <a href="/nheb/hebrews/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;" <a href="/wbt/hebrews/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested the seventh day from all his works. <a href="/wey/hebrews/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For, as we know, when speaking of the seventh day He has used the words, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;" <a href="/web/hebrews/4.htm">World English Bible</a> For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “God rested on the seventh day from all his works;” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for He spoke in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: “And God rested in the seventh day from all His works”; <a href="/blb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For He has spoken somewhere concerning the seventh day in this way, "And on the seventh day God rested from all His works." <a href="/ylt/hebrews/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh day thus: 'And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;' <a href="/slt/hebrews/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For he said somewhere of the seventh thus, And God ceased in the seventh day from all his works.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For in a certain place he spoke of the seventh day thus: And God rested the seventh day from all his works. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For, in a certain place, he spoke about the seventh day in this manner: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” <a href="/nabre/hebrews/4.htm">New American Bible</a> For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this manner, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works”; <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For in one place it speaks about the seventh day as follows, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For he said concerning the sabbath, God rested on the seventh day from all his works. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> According to what he said about the Sabbath: “God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, thus: And God did rest on the seventh day from all his works; <a href="/godbey/hebrews/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For he somewhere has spoken thus in reference to the seventh day, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For he said in a certain passage concerning the seventh day to this purport, ?And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.?<RX 1.2.2> <a href="/mace/hebrews/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> of which in a certain place relating to the seventh day, 'tis said, "and God did rest the seventh day from all his works." <a href="/wey/hebrews/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For, as we know, when speaking of the seventh day He has used the words, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;" <a href="/worrell/hebrews/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For He hath spoken somewhere concerning the seventh day thus: "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;" <a href="/worsley/hebrews/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for it is thus said concerning the seventh day, "And God rested the seventh day from all his works." <a href="/parallel/hebrews/4-4.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/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=523" 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/hebrews/4.htm">The Sabbath Rest</a> …3Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’ ” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world. 4<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/4225.htm" title="4225: pou (Adv) -- Genitive case of an indefinite pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place, somewhere, i.e. Nearly.">somewhere</a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: eirēken (V-RIA-3S) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">He has spoken</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">about</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1442.htm" title="1442: hebdomēs (Adj-GFS) -- Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh.">seventh day</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">in this manner:</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“And</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1442.htm" title="1442: hebdomē (Adj-DFS) -- Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh.">seventh</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2664.htm" title="2664: katepausen (V-AIA-3S) -- From kata and pauo; to settle down, i.e. to colonize, or to desist.">rested</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: ergōn (N-GNP) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">works.”</a> 5And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”…<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="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2</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. <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Exodus 31:17</a> 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="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a> So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.” <a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Psalm 132:8</a> Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a> This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. <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="/john/5-17.htm">John 5:17</a> But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Acts 7:49</a> ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? <a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-28.htm">1 Corinthians 15:28</a> And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all. <a href="/ephesians/1-10.htm">Ephesians 1:10</a> as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.in.<a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6</a> But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?God.<a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1,2</a> Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them… <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a> For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.<a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Exodus 31:17</a> It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/acts/14-23.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/john/4-52.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Somewhere</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-5.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-13.htm">Used</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/titus/2-5.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-3.htm">Words</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Work</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/4-5.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/judges/17-8.htm">Somewhere</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Used</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-7.htm">Words</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm">Work</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 4</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">The Sabbath-Rest for Christians is attained by faith.</a> 12. <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">The power of God's word.</a> 14. <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">By our high priest Jesus, the Son of God,</a> 16. <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">we may and must go boldly to the throne of grace.</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/hebrews/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: This phrase refers to the scriptural account of creation found in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2</a>, where God completes His work and rests on the seventh day. The author of Hebrews uses this reference to emphasize the importance of rest, both in the physical sense and as a spiritual metaphor. The "somewhere" indicates the author's assumption that the audience is familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures, which were commonly known among Jewish and early Christian communities. This reflects the oral tradition and memorization of scripture prevalent in the culture at the time.“And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.” This direct quote from <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2</a> highlights the completion and perfection of God's creation. The concept of rest here is not due to fatigue but signifies the cessation of creative activity, symbolizing satisfaction and fulfillment. In the broader context of Hebrews, this rest is a type of the spiritual rest believers enter through faith in Christ. It also connects to the Sabbath commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>, where the Israelites are instructed to rest on the seventh day, mirroring God's rest. This rest is a foreshadowing of the eternal rest promised to believers, as discussed in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-11</a>, and serves as a type of the ultimate rest found in Jesus Christ, who offers rest for the soul (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The Creator who rested on the seventh day after completing the work of creation, setting a precedent for the Sabbath rest. 2. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The event described in Genesis where God created the heavens and the earth in six days and rested on the seventh. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_day.htm">The Seventh Day</a> The day God rested, which is foundational for the concept of the Sabbath in Jewish and Christian traditions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians to encourage them in their faith. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a> A day of rest and worship, rooted in the creation account and later codified in the Ten Commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_rest.htm">Understanding God's Rest</a> God's rest on the seventh day is not due to fatigue but signifies completion and satisfaction in His creation. It sets a divine example for humanity to follow. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath_as_a_gift.htm">The Sabbath as a Gift</a> The Sabbath is a gift from God, intended for physical rest and spiritual renewal. It is a time to cease from our labors and focus on God. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rest_in_christ.htm">Spiritual Rest in Christ</a> While the Sabbath is a day of rest, true rest is found in Jesus Christ. Believers are invited to enter into this rest by faith, ceasing from their own works to rely on His finished work. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_unbelief.htm">The Danger of Unbelief</a> Hebrews 4 warns against the danger of unbelief, which can prevent us from entering God's rest. Faith and obedience are key to experiencing the rest God offers. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_rest.htm">Living in Rest</a> Christians are called to live in a state of rest, trusting in God's provision and sovereignty. This involves regular rhythms of work and rest, as well as a heart posture of reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 4</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_rest_if_omnipotent.htm">Why does an omnipotent God who "never slumbers" (Psalm 121:4) rest on the seventh day (Hebrews 4:4), and how does this align with scientific views of the universe?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_one_enter_god's_rest.htm">How can one enter God's rest?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_god_do_on_day_seven.htm">What did God do on day seven?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_heb._4_8_say_joshua_gave_no_rest.htm">In Hebrews 4:8, how can the text claim that Joshua did not give true rest, given that the Old Testament states Israel did enter and occupy the Promised Land?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) For he spake in a certain place.--Better, For he hath spoken somewhere, another example of indefiniteness of citation. (See Note on <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm" title="But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that you are mindful of him? or the son of man that you visit him?">Hebrews 2:6</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 4, 5. - For he hath said somewhere (που cf. <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Hebrews 2:6</a>) of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested the seventh day from all his works; and in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. Here the argument is carried out. The first passage quoted shows what must be understood by the "rest of God;" the second shows that it still remains open, that "it remaineth that some should enter thereinto." This being the case - <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γάρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. somewhere που (pou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4225.htm">Strong's 4225: </a> Genitive case of an indefinite pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place, somewhere, i.e. Nearly. He has spoken εἴρηκεν (eirēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. about περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seventh [day] ἑβδόμης (hebdomēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1442.htm">Strong's 1442: </a> Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh. in this manner: οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). “And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seventh ἑβδόμῃ (hebdomē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1442.htm">Strong's 1442: </a> Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh. day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. rested κατέπαυσεν (katepausen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2664.htm">Strong's 2664: </a> From kata and pauo; to settle down, i.e. to colonize, or to desist. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. all πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. works.” ἔργων (ergōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 4:4 For he has said this somewhere about (Heb. 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