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Deuteronomy 5:14

5:13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

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but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God, in which you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates; that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you.

5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

What does Deuteronomy 5:14 mean?

Deuteronomy 5:14 is a verse in the book of Deuteronomy, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שְׁבִיעִי (shᵉbîyʻîy), יוֹם (yôwm), שַׁבָּת (shabbâth). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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But
the
seventhשְׁבִיעִיshᵉbîyʻîy/sheb-ee-ee'/H7637seventh
dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
is
the
sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
thy
God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
in
it
thou
shalt
not
doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
any
work,מְלָאכָהmᵉlâʼkâh/mel-aw-kaw'/H4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
thou,
nor
thy
son,בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
nor
thy
daughter,בַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
nor
thy
manservant,עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
nor
thy
maidservant,אָמָהʼâmâh/aw-maw'/H519a maidservant or female slave
nor
thine
ox,שׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)
nor
thine
ass,חֲמוֹרchămôwr/kham-ore'/H2543a male ass (from its dun red)
nor
any
of
thy
cattle,בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
nor
thy
strangerגֵּרgêr/gare/H1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
that
is
within
thy
gates;שַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate
that
thy
manservantעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
and
thy
maidservantאָמָהʼâmâh/aw-maw'/H519a maidservant or female slave
may
restנוּחַnûwach/noo'-akh/H5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)
as
well
as
thou.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Leviticus 2:14

And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.

Leviticus 9:23

And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

Numbers 13:26

And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

Numbers 20:17

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Numbers 32:8

Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.

Deuteronomy 2:4

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:

Deuteronomy 2:8

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Joshua 14:6

Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Deuteronomy 5:14.

Exodus 20:10

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

Exodus 31:15

Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. holy: Heb. holiness

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. an: Heb. holiness

Genesis 39:11

And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

Numbers 29:12

And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

Exodus 12:16

And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. man: Heb. soul

Exodus 12:41

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 16:12

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Frequently asked questions

What does Deuteronomy 5:14 say?

Deuteronomy 5:14 (King James Version) reads: "But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou."

Is Deuteronomy 5:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Deuteronomy 5:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy.

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