Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

Bible References

And the son

Deuteronomy 5:13
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Isaiah 58:3

‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You do not see it?
Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’
Hear this [O Israel], on the day of your fast [when you should be grieving for your sins] you find something you desire [to do],
And you force your hired servants to work [instead of stopping all work, as the law teaches].

General references

Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Leviticus 23:3
‘For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation (calling together). You shall not do any work [on that day]; it is the Sabbath of the Lord wherever you may be.
Deuteronomy 5:13
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Mark 2:27
Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.