Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” New Living Translation You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.” English Standard Version You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day.” Berean Standard Bible Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” King James Bible Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. New King James Version You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” New American Standard Bible You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” NASB 1995 “You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.” NASB 1977 “You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.” Legacy Standard Bible You shall not kindle a fire in any of your places of habitation on the sabbath day.” Amplified Bible You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” Christian Standard Bible Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.” American Standard Version Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. Contemporary English Version Don't even build a cooking fire at home on the Sabbath. English Revised Version Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never light a fire in any of your homes on this day of worship." Good News Translation Do not even light a fire in your homes on the Sabbath." International Standard Version You are not to light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath." Majority Standard Bible Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” NET Bible You must not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." New Heart English Bible You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.'" Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath-day. World English Bible You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou do not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” Young's Literal Translation ye do not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day.' Smith's Literal Translation Ye shall not burn a fire in all your dwellings in the day of the rest. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou shall kindle no fire in any of your habitations on the sabbath day. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwelling places throughout the day of the Sabbath.” New American Bible You shall not even light a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.” New Revised Standard Version You shall kindle no fire in all your dwellings on the sabbath day. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the sabbath day. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Six days you shall do work and the seventh day shall be holy, the Sabbath rest to LORD JEHOVAH; everyone who will do work in it will be killed. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day; I am the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sabbath…2For 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. 3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” Cross References Exodus 20:8-11 Remember 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 daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Observe 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 work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ... Genesis 2:2-3 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / 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. Leviticus 23:3 For 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. Numbers 15:32-36 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. / Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, / and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody. ... Nehemiah 13:15-22 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ... Isaiah 58:13-14 If 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 own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Jeremiah 17:21-27 This 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, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ... Ezekiel 20:12-24 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. ... Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... Mark 2:23-28 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ... Luke 6:1-5 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... Luke 13:10-17 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, / and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. / When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” ... John 5:9-18 Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ... John 7:22-23 But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? Treasury of Scripture You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the sabbath day. Exodus 12:16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. Exodus 16:23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. Numbers 15:32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. Jump to Previous Burn Dwellings Fire Habitations Houses Kindle Light Sabbath Sabbath-Day ThroughoutJump to Next Burn Dwellings Fire Habitations Houses Kindle Light Sabbath Sabbath-Day ThroughoutExodus 35 1. The Sabbath4. The free gifts for the tabernacle 20. The readiness of the people to offer 30. Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work You must not light a fire The phrase "You must not light a fire" is a direct commandment given to the Israelites. In the Hebrew text, the word for "light" is "בָּעַר" (ba'ar), which means to kindle or ignite. This prohibition is significant because lighting a fire was a common daily activity necessary for cooking and warmth. The commandment emphasizes the importance of rest and cessation from labor on the Sabbath, underscoring the day as holy and set apart for God. Historically, this would have been a challenging command, as fire was essential for survival, highlighting the Israelites' trust in God's provision. in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day CHAPTER 35:4-20 Hebrew Do notלֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no light תְבַעֲר֣וּ (ṯə·ḇa·‘ă·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish a fire אֵ֔שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire in any בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of your dwellings מֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם (mō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 4186: A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers on the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath day.” בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day Links Exodus 35:3 NIVExodus 35:3 NLT Exodus 35:3 ESV Exodus 35:3 NASB Exodus 35:3 KJV Exodus 35:3 BibleApps.com Exodus 35:3 Biblia Paralela Exodus 35:3 Chinese Bible Exodus 35:3 French Bible Exodus 35:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 35:3 You shall kindle no fire throughout your (Exo. 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