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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
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.
And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.
AndGod blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work whichGod had created in making it.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)