Exodus 31:16

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

Wherefore the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} shall keep {H8104} the sabbath {H7676}, to observe {H6213} the sabbath {H7676} throughout their generations {H1755}, for a perpetual {H5769} covenant {H1285}.

The people of Isra'el are to keep the Shabbat, to observe Shabbat through all their generations as a perpetual covenant.

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

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

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Jeremiah 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.
  • Genesis 9:13

    I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
  • Genesis 17:11

    And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

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