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Exodus 31:13

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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.

Speak {H1696} thou also unto the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}, saying {H559}, Verily {H389} my sabbaths {H7676} ye shall keep {H8104}: for it is a sign {H226} between me and you throughout your generations {H1755}; that ye may know {H3045} that I am the LORD {H3068} that doth sanctify {H6942} you.

"Tell the people of Isra'el, 'You are to observe my Shabbats; for this is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you will know that I am ADONAI, who sets you apart for me.

“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.

Speak 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.

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 20:12 (14 votes)

    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 (14 votes)

    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 (9 votes)

    ¶ Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I [am] the LORD.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (8 votes)

    ¶ 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 20:8 (8 votes)

    Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

  • Exodus 20:11 (8 votes)

    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.

  • Exodus 31:17 (7 votes)

    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.