Genesis 2:3
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.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ | vay.Va.rekh | and he blessed | H1288 → |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| י֣וֹם | Yom | [the] day | H3117 → |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י | ha.she.vi.'I | <the> seventh | H7637 → |
| וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ | vay.ka.Desh | and he set apart as holy | H6942 → |
| אֹת֑וֹ | 'o.To | <obj.> it | H853 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| ב֤וֹ | vo | on <the> it | |
| שָׁבַת֙ | sha.Vat | he rested | H7673 → |
| מִכָּל־ | mi.kol | from all | H3605 → |
| מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ | me.lakh.To | work his | H4399 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| בָּרָ֥א | ba.Ra' | he had created | H1254 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פ | la.'a.Sot | to make | H6213 → |
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