KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 35:2
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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;
Surrounding context — Exodus 35
1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These [are] the words which the LORD hath commanded, that [ye] should do them.
2 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.
3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
שֵׁ֣שֶׁתH8337 · sheshsixיָמִים֮H3117 · yomdayתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: doמְלָאכָה֒H4399 · me.la.khahworkוּבַיּ֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יH7637 · she.vi.iseventhיִהְיֶ֨הH1961 · ha.yahto beלָכֶ֥םH9036 · khemyouקֹ֛דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessשַׁבַּ֥תH7676 · shab.batSabbathשַׁבָּת֖וֹןH7677 · shab.ba.tonsabbath observanceלַיהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָעֹשֶׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doב֛וֹH9033 · ohimמְלָאכָ֖הH4399 · me.la.khahworkיוּמָֽת׃H4191 · mutto die
Cross-references
Leviticus 23:3Six 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.Luke 13:14-15And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.Numbers 15:32-36And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.Exodus 34:21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.Exodus 20:9-10Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:Exodus 23:12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.Exodus 31:13-16Speak 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.Hebrews 10:28-29He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:John 5:16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.Deuteronomy 5:12-15Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.Hebrews 2:2-3For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on Exodus 35:2
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →