Deuteronomy 5:13
What does Deuteronomy 5:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 5:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949On six days do all your work:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;
Context
v.12Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee.
v.13This passage
v.14but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:12
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.
- Luke 13:14
And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.
- Luke 23:56
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
- Exodus 35:2
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 Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
- Ezekiel 20:12
Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth them.
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