Exodus 35 · Verse 2

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.
Exodus 35:2, King James Version

Exodus 35:2 in other translations

BSBFor 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‘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 the LORD: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.
ASVSix 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.
YLTSix 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;
DARBYSix days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah: whoever does work on it shall be put to death.
BBESix days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.
WebsterSix days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever doth work therein shall be put to death.

What does Exodus 35:2 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 35:1-3

The mild and easy yoke of Christ has made our sabbath duties more delightful, and our sabbath restraints less irksome, than those of the Jews; but we are the more guilty by neglecting them. Surely God's wisdom in giving us the sabbath, with all the mercy of its purposes, are sinfully disregarded. Is it nothing to pour contempt upon the blessed day, which a bounteous God has given to us for our growth in grace with…

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Exodus 35:2 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.

שֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetsixH8337
יָמִים֮ya.MimdaysH3117
תֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.Sehit will be doneH6213
מְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahworkH4399
וּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.Yomand on the dayH3117
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventhH7637
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will beH1961
לָכֶ֥םla.Khemto you
קֹ֛דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944
שַׁבַּ֥תsha.Bata sabbath ofH7676
שַׁבָּת֖וֹןsha.ba.Tonsabbath observanceH7677
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.Seh<the> [one who] doesH6213
ב֛וֹvoon it
מְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahworkH4399
יוּמָֽת\׃yu.Mathe will be put to deathH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 35:2

  • Leviticus 23:3

    Six 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 13:14-15

    And 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. The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

  • Numbers 15:32-36

    And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. …

  • Exodus 34:21

    Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

  • Exodus 20:9-10

    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:

  • Hebrews 10:28-29

    He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  • 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 rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

  • Exodus 31:13-16

    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. 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. 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. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

  • Deuteronomy 5:12-15

    Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. 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. 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.

  • John 5:16

    And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

  • Hebrews 2:2-3

    For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Six days.
20:9,10; 23:12; 31:13-16; 34:21; Le 23:3; De 5:12-15; Lu 13:14
an holy day. Heb. holiness. whosoever.
Nu 15:32-36; De 5:12-14; Lu 13:14,15; Joh 5:16; Heb 2:2,3
Heb 10:28,29

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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.

  • 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.

  • Exodus 35:3

    Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

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Exodus 35:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Seis días se hará obra, mas el día séptimo os será santo, sábado de reposo á Jehová: cualquiera que en él hiciere obra, morirá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Pendant six jours le travail se fera, mais le septième jour sera pour vous un jour saint, un sabbat de repos consacré à l’ Éternel: quiconque fera une œuvre ce jour-là, sera mis à mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sechs Tage soll man Arbeit tun, aber am siebten Tage soll euch ein heiliger Tag sein, ein Sabbath der Ruhe dem Jehova; wer irgend an ihm eine Arbeit tut, soll getötet werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sex diebus facietis opus: septimus dies erit vobis sanctus, sabbatum, et requies Domini: qui fecerit opus in eo, occidetur.