Exodus 31:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
8104 [e]וְשָׁמְר֥וּ
wə-šā-mə-rū
Therefore shall keepConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp
1121 [e]בְנֵֽי־
ḇə-nê-
the sonsN-mpc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yiś-rā-’êl
of IsraelN-proper-ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
7676 [e]הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת
haš-šab-bāṯ;
the SabbathArt | N-cs
6213 [e]לַעֲשׂ֧וֹת
la-‘ă-śō-wṯ
to observePrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
7676 [e]הַשַּׁבָּ֛ת
haš-šab-bāṯ
the SabbathArt | N-cs
1755 [e]לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם
lə-ḏō-rō-ṯām
throughout their generationsPrep-l | N-mpc | 3mp
1285 [e]בְּרִ֥ית
bə-rîṯ
[as] a covenantN-fsc
5769 [e]עוֹלָֽם׃
‘ō-w-lām.
perpetualN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
שמות 31:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְשָׁמְר֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת לַעֲשֹׂ֧ות אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּ֛ת לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם בְּרִ֥ית עֹולָֽם׃

שמות 31:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ושמרו בני־ישראל את־השבת לעשות את־השבת לדרתם ברית עולם׃

שמות 31:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ושמרו בני־ישראל את־השבת לעשות את־השבת לדרתם ברית עולם׃

שמות 31:16 Hebrew Bible
ושמרו בני ישראל את השבת לעשות את השבת לדרתם ברית עולם׃

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.
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