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Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/nlt/exodus/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. <a href="/esv/exodus/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/bsb/exodus/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/kjv/exodus/20.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/exodus/20.htm">New King James Version</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/nasb/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/lsb/exodus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/amp/exodus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes]. <a href="/csb/exodus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy. <a href="/asv/exodus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. <a href="/cev/exodus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In six days I made the sky, the earth, the oceans, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That's why I made the Sabbath a special day that belongs to me. <a href="/erv/exodus/20.htm">English Revised Version</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="/gwt/exodus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In six days the LORD made heaven, earth, and the sea, along with everything in them. He didn't work on the seventh day. That's why the LORD blessed the day he stopped his work and set this day apart as holy. <a href="/gnt/exodus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> In six days I, the LORD, made the earth, the sky, the seas, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That is why I, the LORD, blessed the Sabbath and made it holy. <a href="/isv/exodus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> because the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them, in six days, then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/msb/exodus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/exodus/20.htm">NET Bible</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, and he rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. <a href="/nheb/exodus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the seventh day, and made it holy. <a href="/wbt/exodus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath-day, and hallowed it. <a href="/web/exodus/20.htm">World English Bible</a> for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for [in] six days YHWH has made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and rests in the seventh day; therefore YHWH has blessed the Sabbath day and sanctifies it. <a href="/ylt/exodus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it. <a href="/slt/exodus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all which is in them, and he will rest in the seventh day: for this Jehovah praised the seventh day and consecrated it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all the things that are in them, and so he rested on the seventh day. For this reason, the Lord has blessed the day of the Sabbath and sanctified it. <a href="/nabre/exodus/20.htm">New American Bible</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the seas, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and sanctified it. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because for six days LORD JEHOVAH made Heaven and Earth and the seas and everything that is in them, and he was refreshed in the seventh day; because of this, LORD JEHOVAH blessed the seventh day and hallowed it.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. <a href="/sep/exodus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. <a href="/parallel/exodus/20-11.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5018" 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/exodus/20.htm">The Ten Commandments</a> …10but 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. 11<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šê·šeṯ- (Number-msc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">in six</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</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/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the earth</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/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">and the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">is in them,</a> <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 on the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: way·yā·naḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">He rested.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</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/1288.htm" title="1288: bê·raḵ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">blessed</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: way·qad·də·šê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">and set it apart as holy.</a> 12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.…<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 2:2-3</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="/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4</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="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a> You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You. <a href="/psalms/146-6.htm">Psalm 146:6</a> the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. <a href="/acts/14-15.htm">Acts 14:15</a> “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. <a href="/revelation/14-7.htm">Revelation 14:7</a> And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.” <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a> Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. <a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6-9</a> By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. / He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. / Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ... <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a> Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ... <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a> The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. <a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">2 Peter 3:5</a> But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a> How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a> For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: why 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.<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2,3</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="/psalms/95-4.htm">Psalm 95:4-7</a> In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/18-10.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/19-14.htm">Hallowed</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/exodus/17-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/exodus/16-30.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/exodus/10-14.htm">Resteth</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/exodus/20-9.htm">Six</a> <a href="/exodus/18-14.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/23-25.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/29-21.htm">Hallowed</a> <a href="/exodus/20-22.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/exodus/23-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-35.htm">Resteth</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/31-15.htm">Sabbath-Day</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Six</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 20</div>1. <a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">The people are afraid, but Moses comforts them</a> 21. <a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Idolatry is forbidden</a> 23. <a href="/exodus/20-23.htm">Of what sort the altar should be</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/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>For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them This phrase emphasizes the belief in a literal six-day creation period, reflecting the order and power of God as the Creator. It connects to <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where the creation account is detailed, underscoring the intentional and structured nature of God's work. The mention of "heavens and the earth" signifies the totality of creation, encompassing everything from the celestial bodies to the terrestrial realm. The inclusion of "the sea and all that is in them" highlights the comprehensive scope of God's creative act, affirming His sovereignty over all life forms and natural elements. This phrase also serves as a foundation for understanding the biblical worldview of creation, contrasting with other ancient Near Eastern creation myths by attributing creation solely to the LORD.but on the seventh day He rested This phrase introduces the concept of divine rest, which is not due to fatigue but signifies completion and satisfaction with creation. It establishes a pattern for human rest and worship, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>, where God sanctifies the seventh day. The rest here is a cessation from creative work, setting a precedent for the Sabbath. This divine rest is a model for humanity, emphasizing the importance of rest and reflection in the rhythm of life. It also foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Christ, as discussed in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>, where believers are invited to enter God's rest through faith.Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy This phrase highlights the sanctification of the Sabbath, marking it as a day distinct from the others. The blessing of the Sabbath indicates God's favor and the special significance of this day for His people. Setting it apart as holy underscores its purpose for rest and worship, serving as a covenant sign between God and Israel, as elaborated in <a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13-17</a>. The Sabbath is a reminder of God's creative work and His deliverance, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>, where it also commemorates the Exodus. In the New Testament, the principle of Sabbath rest is fulfilled in Christ, who offers spiritual rest and renewal, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>. The Sabbath thus becomes a symbol of the eternal rest promised to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The Creator of the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them. He is the central figure in this verse, emphasizing His role as the divine Creator. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_heavens_and_the_earth.htm">The Heavens and the Earth</a> Refers to the entire universe, including the sky, celestial bodies, and the physical earth. This highlights the scope of God's creative work. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Represents the vast bodies of water on the earth, showcasing the diversity and completeness of God's creation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_day.htm">The Seventh Day (Sabbath)</a> A day set apart by God for rest and holiness, serving as a model for human rest and worship. 5. <a href="/topical/c/creation_week.htm">Creation Week</a> The six days of creation followed by a day of rest, establishing a pattern for the rhythm of work and rest in human life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_as_creator.htm">God as Creator</a> Recognize and worship God as the sovereign Creator of all things. This acknowledgment should lead to a life of gratitude and reverence. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rest.htm">The Importance of Rest</a> Embrace the principle of rest as modeled by God. Regular rest is essential for physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_of_the_sabbath.htm">Holiness of the Sabbath</a> Understand the Sabbath as a day set apart for rest and worship. It is an opportunity to focus on God and refresh our spirits. <a href="/topical/w/work_and_rest_balance.htm">Work and Rest Balance</a> Strive for a balanced life that honors the rhythm of work and rest established by God. This balance is crucial for a healthy and productive life. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath_as_a_blessing.htm">Sabbath as a Blessing</a> View the Sabbath not as a burden but as a blessing designed for our benefit, providing time for reflection, family, and community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 20</a> <a href="/q/why_do_reefs_show_ancient_growth_rates.htm">Why do coral reef growth rates indicate an age of hundreds of thousands of years?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view__creation_vs._evolution.htm">What is the Bible's stance on creation versus evolution?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_transitional_fossils_link_whales.htm">How do we explain transitional fossils between land mammals and whales?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_fossil_record_show_evolution.htm">How does the fossil record show gradual evolution rather than sudden creation?</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>(11) For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth.--Comp. <a href="/context/genesis/2-2.htm" title="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.">Genesis 2:2-3</a>, and <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm" title="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.">Exodus 31:17</a>. It is not improbable that the work of creation was made to occupy six days because one day in seven is the appropriate proportion of rest to labour for such a being as man. God might have created all things on one day had He so pleased; but, having the institution of the Sabbath in view, He prefigured it by spreading His work over six days, and then resting on the seventh. His law of the Sabbath established a conformity between the method of His own working and that of His reasonable creatures, and taught men to look on work, not as an aimless, indefinite, incessant, weary round, but as leading on to an end, a rest, a fruition, a time for looking back, and seeing the result and rejoicing in it. Each Sabbath is such a time, and is a type and foretaste of that eternal "sabbatising" in another world which "remaineth for the people of God" (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm" title="There remains therefore a rest to the people of God.">Hebrews 4:9</a>). The secondary object of the institution of the Sabbath, assigned in <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm" title="And remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out there through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>, is in no way incompatible with this primary one. The thought of God's works in creation might well be associated in the mind of an. Israelite with the thought of His "wondrous works" in Egypt, and the recollection of the blessed peace and rest in which creation resulted, with the memory of the glad time of repose and refreshment which supervened upon the weary task work of the Egyptian bondage.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth. Two reasons are assigned for the sanctification of the seventh day in the Pentateuch: - 1. The fact that the work of creation took six days, and that on the seventh God rested; and 2. The further fact, that God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, and gave them a time of rest after a time of labour and toil (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>). It is not expressly said that the deliverance took place on the Sabbath, but such is the Jewish tradition on the subject. The reason here assigned must be regarded as the main reason, man's rest being purposely assimilated to God's rest, in order to show the resemblance between man's nature and God's (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>), and to point towards that eternal rest wherein man, united with God, will find his highest bliss and the true end of his being. "There remaineth a rest for the people of God." <a href="/commentaries/exodus/20-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction [in] six שֵֽׁשֶׁת־ (šê·šeṯ-) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> Six (a cardinal number) days יָמִים֩ (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel made עָשָׂ֨ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and the earth הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and the sea הַיָּם֙ (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that [is] in them, בָּ֔ם (bām) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> but on the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day He rested. וַיָּ֖נַח (way·yā·naḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> To rest, settle down Therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel blessed בֵּרַ֧ךְ (bê·raḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day and set it apart as holy. וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ (way·qad·də·šê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> To be set apart or consecrated <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">OT Law: Exodus 20:11 For in six days Yahweh made heaven (Exo. 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