Genesis 2:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

KJV

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.created…: Heb. created to make

WEB

God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

ASV

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

LSV

And God blesses the seventh day, and sanctifies it, for in it He has ceased from all His work which God had created for making.

YLT

And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

DBY

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it.ElohimElohim

DRC

And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

GNV

So God blessed the seuenth day, and sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God had created and made.

JPS

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.

LXXE

And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.Or, made in the beginning. See Acts 1. 1.

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WLC

וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י ב֤וֹ שָׁבַת֙ מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εὐλόγησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἑβδόμην, καὶ ἡγίασεν αὐτήν, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῇ κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Θεὸς ποιῆσαι.

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• Creation in six days God brings light into darkness, separates waters, reveals dry land and fills the world with plants, heavenly lights, animals and humans over…

Cross-references most cited first

• Leviticus 23:3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
• Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
• Mark 2:27Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
• Exodus 31:13–17“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. Keep the Sabbath, for it is…
• Luke 23:56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
• Exodus 35:2–3For 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. Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on…
• Exodus 34:21Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
• Jeremiah 17:21–27This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day,…
• Leviticus 25:2–3“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD. For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its…
• Isaiah 58:13–14If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your…
• Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
• Exodus 20:8–11Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or…
• Isaiah 56:2–7Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The…
• Nehemiah 9:14You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.
• Deuteronomy 5:12–14Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any…
• Exodus 16:22–30On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person —and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses. He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day…

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