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This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. <a href="/nlt/exodus/31.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. <a href="/esv/exodus/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you. <a href="/bsb/exodus/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/kjv/exodus/31.htm">King James Bible</a> Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/31.htm">New King James Version</a> “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Now as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You must keep My Sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/nasb/exodus/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, &#8216You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/lsb/exodus/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely keep My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who makes you holy. <a href="/amp/exodus/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the LORD who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself]. <a href="/csb/exodus/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Tell the Israelites: You must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am the LORD who consecrates you. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Tell the Israelites: You must observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am Yahweh who sets you apart. <a href="/asv/exodus/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you. <a href="/erv/exodus/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD which sanctify you. <a href="/gwt/exodus/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Say to the Israelites, 'Be sure to observe my days of worship. This will be a sign between me and you for generations to come so that you will know that I am the LORD who makes you holy. <a href="/gnt/exodus/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> to tell the people of Israel, "Keep the Sabbath, my day of rest, because it is a sign between you and me for all time to come, to show that I, the LORD, have made you my own people. <a href="/isv/exodus/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> "You are to tell the Israelis: 'You are to certainly observe my Sabbaths because it's a sign between me and you from generation to generation, so you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/msb/exodus/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Tell the Israelites, ?Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/net/exodus/31.htm">NET Bible</a> "Tell the Israelites, 'Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/nheb/exodus/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, 'Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <a href="/wbt/exodus/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Speak thou also to the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. <a href="/web/exodus/31.htm">World English Bible</a> “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “And you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Surely you keep My Sabbaths, for it [is] a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, to know that I, YHWH, am sanctifying you; <a href="/ylt/exodus/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Only, My sabbaths ye do keep, for it is a sign between Me and you, to your generations, to know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying you; <a href="/slt/exodus/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Speak thou to the sons of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths shall ye watch: for it is a sign between me and between you for your generations, to know that I am Jehovah consecrating you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: See that thou keep my sabbath: because it is a sign between me and you in your generations: that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctify you. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: See that you keep my Sabbath. For it is a sign between me and you among your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctifies you. <a href="/nabre/exodus/31.htm">New American Bible</a> You must also tell the Israelites: Keep my sabbaths, for that is to be the sign between you and me throughout the generations, to show that it is I, the LORD, who make you holy. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You yourself are to speak to the Israelites: “You shall keep my sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, given in order that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Speak to the children of Israel, saying, My sabbaths you must keep; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD your God who sanctifies you. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying: Verily ye shall keep My sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am the LORD who sanctify you. <a href="/sep/exodus/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Do thou also charge the children of Israel, saying, Take heed and keep my sabbaths; for they are a sign with me and among you throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am the Lord that sanctifies you. <a href="/parallel/exodus/31-13.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=8132" 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/31.htm">The Sign of the Sabbath</a> 12And the LORD said to Moses, 13<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">“Tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">‘Surely</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/8104.htm" title="8104: tiš·mō·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">you must keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·bə·ṯō·ṯay (N-cpc:: 1cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">My Sabbaths,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: ’ō·wṯ (N-csc) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">will be a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2mp) -- An interval, space between. ">between Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- An interval, space between. ">and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: lā·ḏa·‘aṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">so that you may know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</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.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: mə·qad·diš·ḵem (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2mp) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">who sanctifies you.</a> 14Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.…<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="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a> I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. <a href="/leviticus/19-3.htm">Leviticus 19:3</a> Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/leviticus/19-30.htm">Leviticus 19:30</a> You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a> For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Isaiah 56:2</a> Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” <a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a> If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14</a> You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses. <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-22</a> This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. <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/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a> There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. <a href="/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="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a> For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a> Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. <a href="/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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Speak you also to the children of Israel, saying, Truly my sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD that does sanctify you.verily<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a> Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy… <a href="/leviticus/19-3.htm">Leviticus 19:3,30</a> Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God… <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a> Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.a sign<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="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14</a> And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:<a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12,20</a> Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them… that ye may<a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm">Leviticus 20:8</a> And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.<a href="/leviticus/21-8.htm">Leviticus 21:8</a> Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.<a href="/ezekiel/37-28.htm">Ezekiel 37:28</a> And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Sabbaths</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Sanctifies</a> <a href="/exodus/19-14.htm">Sanctifieth</a> <a href="/exodus/30-30.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Verily</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-3.htm">Sabbaths</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm">Sanctifies</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-10.htm">Sanctifieth</a> <a href="/exodus/34-19.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Verily</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 31</div>1. <a href="/exodus/31-1.htm">Bezaleel and Aholiah are appointed for the work of the tabernacle</a> 12. <a href="/exodus/31-12.htm">The observation of the Sabbath is again commanded</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/31-18.htm">Moses receives the two tablets</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they are the recipients of God's covenant promises. This phrase emphasizes the importance of the message being delivered to the entire community of Israel, highlighting their unique relationship with God.Surely you must keep My Sabbaths The Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day of the week, instituted by God at creation (<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>) and reiterated in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>). It serves as a reminder of God's rest after creation and His deliverance of Israel from Egypt (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>). The use of "surely" underscores the non-negotiable nature of this command, emphasizing its importance in the covenant relationship.for this will be a sign between Me and you The Sabbath is a covenant sign, similar to circumcision (<a href="/genesis/17-11.htm">Genesis 17:11</a>), marking the special relationship between God and Israel. It serves as a visible and regular reminder of their unique identity as God's people. This sign differentiates Israel from other nations and signifies their commitment to God's laws and statutes.for the generations to come The observance of the Sabbath is not limited to the current generation but is intended to be a perpetual practice for all future generations of Israelites. This continuity underscores the enduring nature of God's covenant and the timeless relevance of His commandments.so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you The Sabbath is a means by which the Israelites recognize and remember that it is God who sanctifies them, setting them apart as holy. This sanctification is not achieved through their own efforts but through God's grace and covenant faithfulness. The Sabbath rest points to the spiritual rest and sanctification found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>), who fulfills the law and offers ultimate rest to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are receiving the Law through Moses. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who is receiving instructions from God on Mount Sinai regarding the construction of the Tabernacle and the observance of the Sabbath. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a> A day of rest on the seventh day, instituted by God as a sign of the covenant between Him and the Israelites, symbolizing rest and sanctification. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a> The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and other laws from God, including the instructions about the Sabbath. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and His role as the sanctifier of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_sabbath.htm">The Significance of the Sabbath</a> The Sabbath is not merely a day of rest but a divine sign of the covenant between God and His people. It serves as a reminder of God's creation and His sanctifying work in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/sanctification_by_the_lord.htm">Sanctification by the LORD</a> The phrase "I am the LORD who sanctifies you" highlights that sanctification is a divine act. It is God who sets us apart for His purposes, and the Sabbath is a means through which He accomplishes this. <a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a> The command to keep the Sabbath is for "the generations to come," indicating the importance of teaching and modeling faithfulness to God's commands to future generations. <a href="/topical/r/rest_as_a_spiritual_discipline.htm">Rest as a Spiritual Discipline</a> Observing the Sabbath teaches us to trust in God's provision and to prioritize spiritual rest and renewal, reflecting on His goodness and sovereignty. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a> The Sabbath is a call to holiness, reminding us that our lives should be set apart for God, not just on one day but throughout the week.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 31</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_violate_the_sabbath_laws.htm">Did Jesus violate the Sabbath laws?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_all_stop_work_every_7th_day.htm">In Leviticus 23:3, how could an entire population realistically stop all work every seventh day without compromising essential services or survival needs? </a> <a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_seal_of_god.htm">What constitutes the Seal of God?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_rest.htm">What does the Bible say about rest and relaxation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) It is a sign between me and you.--Circumcision had been given as a covenant sign to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/context/genesis/17-9.htm" title="And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations.">Genesis 17:9-13</a>); but its adoption by many of the heathen nations had rendered it no longer a distinguishing mark by which God's people could be certainly known from others. Thus a new "sign" was needed. The observance of one day in seven as a day of holy rest became henceforth the distinguishing sign, and proved effectual. It was not likely to be adopted, and in point of fact was not adopted, by any of the heathen. We find it in the latest time of the Jewish nation still regarded as the special mark and badge of a Jew (Juv. Sat. vi. 159, 14:96; Mart. Epig. 4:4, 50:7, &c.).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Verily. Rosenmuller suggests, "Nevertheless." But there is no need for any change. It is a sign. Hitherto circumcision had been the only visible "sign" that the Israelites were under a special covenant with God - his people, bound to him by special ties (<a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9-14</a>; <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a>). The adoption of circumcision by the Egyptians and other nations (Herod. 2:104) had produced the effect that this "sign" was no longer distinguishing. It might be still" a sign of profession "; but it had ceased to be "a mark of difference "; and some other mark was therefore needed. Such the observance of the sabbath by entire abstinence from servile work became. No other nation adopted it. It continued to Roman times the mark and badge of a Jew.(Juv. Sat. 6:159; 14:96). That ye may know, etc. By keeping the sabbath day as a day of holy rest the Israelites would know - i.e., would realise severally in their own per sons, that God was their sanctifier. Sanctification would be the fruit of their obedience. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/31-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Tell דַּבֵּ֨ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue the Israelites, בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son ‘Surely אַ֥ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> A particle of affirmation, surely you must observe תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ (tiš·mō·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My Sabbaths, שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י (šab·bə·ṯō·ṯay) Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> Intermission, the Sabbath for כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this הִ֜וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will be a sign א֨וֹת (’ō·wṯ) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence between Me וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ (ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between and you בֵּינִ֤י (bê·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between for the generations to come, לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling so that you may know לָדַ֕עַת (lā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (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 who sanctifies you. מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ (mə·qad·diš·ḵem) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <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/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">OT Law: Exodus 31:13 Speak also to the children of Israel (Exo. 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