Exodus 31:16
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
KJV
Custodiant filii Israël sabbatum, et celebrent illud in generationibus suis. Pactum est sempiternum
Vulgate
καὶ φυλάξουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὰ σάββατα, ποιεῖν αὐτὰ εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν· διαθήκη αἰώνιος
LXX
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
ASV
וְ/שָׁמְר֥וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑ת לַ/עֲשׂ֧וֹת אֶת הַ/שַּׁבָּ֛ת לְ/דֹרֹתָ֖/ם בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
י
y
noun · 280×
י
y
noun · 111×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כֶ֔ם
km
noun · 164×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2171God entrusted the sabbath to Israel to keep as a sign of the irrevocable covenant.95 The sabbath is for the Lord, holy and set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation, and his saving actions on behalf of Israel.
Cross-references
- Jer 50:5 — They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.