Genesis 2:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְ
(vay·va·rech)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root
the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
(ha·she·vi·'i,)
7637: seventh (an ord. number)from sheba
dayיֹ֣ום
(yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
and sanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ
(vay·kad·desh)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative verb from qodesh
it, becauseכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
in it He restedשָׁבַת֙
(sha·vat)
7673a: to cease, desist, resta prim. root
from allמִכָּל־
(mik·kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
His workמְלַאכְתֹּ֔ו
(me·lach·tov,)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
had createdבָּרָ֥א
(ba·ra)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
and made.לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃
(la·'a·so·vt.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
blessed
barak  (baw-rak')
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
the seventh
shbiy`iy  (sheb-ee-ee')
seventh -- seventh (time).
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and sanctified
qadash  (kaw-dash')
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
it because
kiy  (kee)
very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed
that in it he had rested
shabath  (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
from all his work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
which God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
created
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
and made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it He rested from His work of creation.

International Standard Version
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God stopped working on everything that he had been creating.

NET Bible
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then God blessed the seventh day and set it apart as holy, because on that day he stopped all his work of creation.

King James 2000 Bible
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
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