Exodus 31:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the sonsבְנֵֽי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
shall observeוְשָׁמְר֥וּ
(ve·sha·me·ru)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
the sabbath,הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת
(ha·shab·bat;)
7676: sabbathfrom shabath
to celebrateלַעֲשֹׂ֧ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֛ת
(ha·shab·bat)
7676: sabbathfrom shabath
throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖ם
(le·do·ro·tam)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
as a perpetualעֹולָֽם׃
(o·v·lam.)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
covenant.'בְּרִ֥ית
(be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
shall keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the sabbath
shabbath  (shab-bawth')
intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath -- (+ every) sabbath.
to observe
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
the sabbath
shabbath  (shab-bawth')
intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath -- (+ every) sabbath.
throughout their generations
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
for a perpetual
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.'

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

International Standard Version
The Israelis are to keep the Sabbath to make the Sabbath observance a perpetual covenant from generation to generation.

NET Bible
The Israelites must keep the Sabbath by observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Israelites must observe this day of worship, celebrating it for generations to come as a permanent reminder of my promise.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
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