Exodus 35:2

Updated Bible Version

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work therein shall be put to death.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Shabbat of solemn rest to the LORD: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

King James Version
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord : whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Lexham English Bible
On six days work can be done, and on the seventh there will be for you a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest, for Yahweh; anyone doing work on it will be put to death.

New Century Version
You are to work for six days, but the seventh day will be a holy day, a Sabbath of rest to honor the Lord . Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.

New English Translation
In six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord . Anyone who does work on it will be put to death.

Amplified Bible
"For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any kind of work on that day shall be put to death.

New American Standard Bible
"For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Six dayes thou shalt work, but the seuenth day shall bee vnto you the holy Sabbath of rest vnto the Lord: whosoeuer doth any worke therein, shall die.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to Yahweh; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Contemporary English Version
You have six days in which to do your work. But the seventh day must be dedicated to me, your Lord , as a day of rest. Whoever works on the Sabbath will be put to death.

Complete Jewish Bible
On six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day for you, a Shabbat of complete rest in honor of Adonai . Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.

Darby Translation
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah: whoever does work on it shall be put to death.

Easy-to-Read Version
"There are six days for working, but the seventh day will be a very special day of rest for you. You will honor the Lord by resting on that special day. Anyone who works on the seventh day must be killed.

English Standard Version
Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord . Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

George Lamsa Translation
Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day shall be holy to you, a sabbath of rest to the LORD; whosoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Good News Translation
You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is to be sacred, a solemn day of rest dedicated to me, the Lord . Anyone who does any work on that day is to be put to death.

Christian Standard Bible®
For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed.

Literal Translation
Work may be done six days and on the seventh day it shall be holy to you, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; everyone doing work in it dying shall die.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sixe dayes shall ye worke, but the seuenth daye shall ye kepe holy: a Sabbath of the LORDES rest. Who so euer doeth eny worke therin, shall dye.

American Standard Version
Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

Bible in Basic English
Six days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sixe dayes ye shall worke: but the seuenth day shalbe vnto you the holy Sabboth of the lordes rest, whosoeuer doth any worke therin, shall dye.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD; whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

King James Version (1611)
Sixe dayes shall worke be done, but on the seuenth day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoeuer doeth worke therein, shall be put to death.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Six days shalt thou perform works, but on the seventh day shall be rest—a holy sabbath—a rest for the Lord: every one that does work on it, let him die.

English Revised Version
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

Berean Standard Bible
For six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Anyone who does work on that day must be put to death.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sixe daies ye schulen do werk, the seuenthe dai schal be hooli to you, the sabat and reste of the Lord; he that doith werk in the sabat schal be slayn.

Young's Literal Translation
Six days is work done, and on the seventh day there is to you a holy [day], a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in it is put to death;

Webster's Bible Translation
Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever doth work therein shall be put to death.

World English Bible
'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

New King James Version
Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

New Living Translation
You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the Lord . Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.

New Life Bible
Work may be done for six days. But the seventh day will be a holy day for you, a Day of Rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on this day will be put to death.

New Revised Standard
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy sabbath of solemn rest to the Lord ; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Six days, shall work be done, but on the seventh day, shall there be to you a holy sabbath-keeping, unto Yahweh, whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Six days you shall do work; the seventh day shall be holy unto you, the sabbath and the rest of the Lord: he that shall do any work on it, shall be put to death.

Revised Standard Version
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death;

THE MESSAGE
"Work six days, but the seventh day will be a holy rest day, God 's holy rest day. Anyone who works on this day must be put to death. Don't light any fires in your homes on the Sabbath day."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Contextual Overview

¹ And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, These are the words which Yahweh has commanded, that you should do them. ² Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work therein shall be put to death. ³ You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day. ⁴ And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Yahweh commanded, saying, ⁵ You take from among you an offering to Yahweh; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Yahweh's offering: gold, and silver, and bronze, ⁶ and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], ⁷ and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood, ⁸ and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, ⁹ and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate. ¹⁰ And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Six days: Exodus 20:9, Exodus 20:10, Exodus 23:12, Exodus 31:13-16, Exodus 34:21, Leviticus 23:3, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Luke 13:14

an holy day: Heb. holiness

whosoever: Numbers 15:32-36, Deuteronomy 5:12-14, Luke 13:14, Luke 13:15, John 5:16, Hebrews 2:2, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 10:28, Hebrews 10:29

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:3 - blessed Exodus 12:16 - no manner Exodus 16:5 - prepare Exodus 31:14 - doeth Exodus 36:2 - one whose Leviticus 16:31 - General Deuteronomy 5:13 - General Nehemiah 13:15 - treading wine Ezekiel 20:12 - I gave Matthew 12:2 - Behold Mark 2:24 - that Luke 6:2 - not Luke 23:56 - rested

Cross-References

Genesis 18:19
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his sons and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

Genesis 31:19
Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the talismans that were her father's.

Genesis 31:34
Now Rachel had taken the talismans, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat on them. And Laban felt all about the tent, but didn't find them.

Genesis 34:2
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; And he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

Genesis 35:1
And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.

Genesis 35:2
Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:

Genesis 35:3
and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

Genesis 35:4
And they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Genesis 35:7
And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:10
And God said to him, Your name is Jacob: your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name: and he named him Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Six days shall work be done,.... Or "may be done" u; everyone might do what work he pleased, or the business of his calling, on the six days of the weeks; he had liberty granted him of God, and might make use of it for the advantage of himself and his family; unless this can be thought to have a peculiar respect, as this repetition and renewal of this law seems to have, to the building of the tabernacle; and so is an order for working at it closely and constantly all the six days of the week, and in things belonging to it, until the whole was finished:

but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day; or "holiness" w; wholly holy, and be separated and devoted to holy service and religious duties, abstaining from all manner of work, even from the work of the tabernacle; for though that was designed for the worship of God, and required dispatch, yet the sabbath was not to be violated on account of it: and, as Jarchi observes, this admonition concerning the sabbath was given previous to the command of building the tabernacle; to show that that did not drive away the sabbath, or that the sabbath was not to give way to it, or to be broken for the sake of it, it being

a sabbath of rest to the Lord; in which the Israelites were to rest from bodily labour, and spend the day in the service of God, and to his honour and glory:

whosoever doeth work therein: even though it might be in anything belonging to the tabernacle:

shall be put to death; the Targum of Jonathan adds, by casting stones, stoning being the punishment of sabbath breakers,

Numbers 15:35.

u תעשה "fiat", Piscator. w קדש "sanctitas", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Drusius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See Exodus 31:12.