Exodus 31 · Verse 13

Exodus 31:13

Speak 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.
Exodus 31:13, King James Version

Exodus 31:13 in other translations

BSB“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
WEB“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
ASVSpeak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you.
YLT‘And thou, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Only, My sabbaths ye do keep, for it is a sign between Me and you, to your generations, to know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying you;
DARBYAnd thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.
BBESay to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.
WebsterSpeak thou also to 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.

What does Exodus 31:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 31:12-17

12-17. Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep--The reason for the fresh inculcation of the fourth commandment at this particular period was, that the great ardor and eagerness, with which all classes betook themselves to the construction of the tabernacle, exposed them to the temptation of encroaching on the sanctity of the appointed day of rest. They might suppose that the erection of the tabernacle was a sacred work…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 My Sabbaths ye shall keep - See Clarke's note on Gen 2:3. See Clarke's note on Exo 20:8.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 31:12-17

Orders were now given that a tabernacle should be set up for the service of God. But they must not think that the nature of the work, and the haste that was required, would justify them in working at it on sabbath days. The Hebrew word /shabath/ signifies rest, or ceasing from labour. The thing signified by the sabbath is that rest in glory which remains for the people of God; therefore the moral obligation of the…

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Exodus 31:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand youH859
דַּבֵּ֨רda.BerspeakH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
אַ֥ךְ'akhsurelyH389
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.Taisabbaths myH7676
תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruyou will observeH8104
כִּי֩kiforH3588
א֨וֹת'ot[is] a signH226
הִ֜ואhi'itH1931
בֵּינִ֤יbei.Nibetween meH996
וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙u.vei.nei.Khemand between youH996
לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.Khemto generations yourH1755
לָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atto knowH3045
כִּ֛יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם\׃me.ka.dish.Khem[who] sets apart youH6942

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Cross references for Exodus 31:13

  • 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 the Lord that sanctify them.

  • Ezekiel 20:20

    And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.

  • Leviticus 19:30

    Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Exodus 31:17

    It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

  • Exodus 20:8-11

    Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou 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, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

  • Leviticus 20:8

    And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.

  • John 17:17

    Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

  • Leviticus 19:3

    Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

  • Nehemiah 9:14

    And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

  • Ezekiel 37:28

    And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

  • Leviticus 21:8

    Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Verily.
20:8-11; Le 19:3,30; 23:3; 25:2; 26:2
a sign.
17; Ne 9:14; Eze 20:12,20; 44:24
that ye may.
Le 20:8; 21:8; Eze 37:28; Joh 17:17,19; 1Th 5:23; Jude 1:1

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Context

  • Exodus 31:12

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exodus 31:13

    Speak 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.

  • Exodus 31:14

    Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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Exodus 31:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tú hablarás á los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Con todo eso vosotros guardaréis mis sábados: porque es señal entre mí y vosotros por vuestras edades, para que sepáis que yo soy Jehová que os santifico.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Toi, parle aux fils d’Israël, disant: Certainement, vous garderez mes sabbats, car c’est un signe entre moi et vous, en vos générations, pour que vous sachiez que c’est moi, l’ Éternel, qui vous sanctifie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du, rede zu den Kindern Israel und sprich: Fürwahr, meine Sabbathe sollt ihr beobachten; denn sie sind ein Zeichen zwischen mir und euch bei euren Geschlechtern, damit ihr wisset, daß ich, Jehova, es bin, der euch heiligt;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Loquere filiis Israël, et dices ad eos: Videte ut sabbatum meum custodiatis: quia signum est inter me et vos in generationibus vestris: ut sciatis quia ego Dominus, qui sanctifico vos.