Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the LORD said to Moses, New Living Translation The LORD then gave these instructions to Moses: English Standard Version And the LORD said to Moses, Berean Standard Bible And the LORD said to Moses, King James Bible And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, New King James Version And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, New American Standard Bible Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, NASB 1995 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, NASB 1977 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, Amplified Bible And the LORD said to Moses, Christian Standard Bible The LORD said to Moses, Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD said to Moses: “ American Standard Version And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the oil of the anointing and the incense of sweet spices for holiness; everything that I ordered you they shall do.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Douay-Rheims Bible And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: English Revised Version And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD said to Moses, Good News Translation The LORD commanded Moses International Standard Version The LORD told Moses, JPS Tanakh 1917 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: Literal Standard Version And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying, Majority Standard Bible And the LORD said to Moses, New American Bible The LORD said to Moses: NET Bible The LORD said to Moses, New Revised Standard Version The LORD said to Moses: New Heart English Bible The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, World English Bible Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sign of the Sabbath12And the LORD said to Moses, 13“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.… Cross References Exodus 31:11 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you." Exodus 31:13 "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. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, no reference Jump to Previous Moses SpeakethJump to Next Moses SpeakethExodus 31 1. Bezaleel and Aholiah are appointed for the work of the tabernacle12. The observation of the Sabbath is again commanded 18. Moses receives the two tablets THE LAW OF THE SABBATH DECLARED ANEW UNDER A PENAL SANCTION. (12-17) The worship of the tabernacle was so closely connected with Sabbatical observance (Leviticus 19:30), that no surprise can be felt at a recurrence to the subject in the present place. It was not only that there might be a danger of zealous men breaking the Sabbatical rest in their eagerness to hasten forward the work of construction now required of them. The re-enactment of the Law might serve to check this tendency if it existed; but clearly the present passage is not specially directed to so narrow an object. It is altogether general in its aim and teaching. It re-enacts the law of the Sabbath (1) under a new sanction; and (2) with new light in its intention and value. Hitherto the Sabbath had been, in the main, a positive enactment intended to test obedience (Exodus 16:4); now it was elevated into a sacramental sign between God and His people (Exodus 31:13). Having become such a sign, it required to be guarded by a new sanction, and this was done by assigning the death-penalty to any infraction of the law of Sabbath observance (Exodus 31:14-15). Verses 12-17. - THE PENALTY FOR NOT OBSERVING THE SABBATH. Various reasons have been given for this recurrence to the sanctity of the sabbath. Kurtz connects it with the giving of the two tables, in which "the law of the sabbath held a particularly prominent place." Kalisch and others view it rather as the sequel to the directions concerning the tabernacle, and as designed to teach "that the holy service in the tabernacle could not supersede the observance of the sabbath, but derived front that observance its true value." A third set of critics regard the recurrence to the subject as purely practical - being intended to meet an immediate danger - that of the people, in their zeal to erect the tabernacle, setting sabbath observance at nought. (So Jarchi, Aben-Ezra, Clark, Rosenmuller, Canon Cook, and others.) It is to be observed, however, that the present passage is not a mere repetition. It adds to former notices (Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23:12) two new points: -1. That the sabbath was to be a sign between God and Israel, a "distinguishing badge," a "sacramental bond" (Cook); and 2. That its desecration was to be punished with death (ver. 15). These were supplementary points of so much importance as to furnish ample reason against their announcement being delayed. Hebrew And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Moses, מֹשֶׁ֥ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver Links Exodus 31:12 NIVExodus 31:12 NLT Exodus 31:12 ESV Exodus 31:12 NASB Exodus 31:12 KJV Exodus 31:12 BibleApps.com Exodus 31:12 Biblia Paralela Exodus 31:12 Chinese Bible Exodus 31:12 French Bible Exodus 31:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 31:12 Yahweh spoke to Moses saying (Exo. Ex) |