Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Six days thou shalt work, and in the seventh day thou shalt cease: and in ploughing and in harvest thou shalt cease.

New American Standard Bible

“You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest.

King James Version

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

Holman Bible

“You are to labor six days but you must rest on the seventh day; you must even rest during plowing and harvesting times.

International Standard Version

"For six days you are to work, but on the seventh day you are to rest; even during plowing time and harvest you are to rest.

A Conservative Version

Six days thou shall work, but on the seventh day thou shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shall rest.

American Standard Version

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

Amplified

“You shall work for six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; [even] in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest [on the Sabbath].

Bible in Basic English

Six days let work be done, but on the seventh day take your rest: at ploughing time and at the grain-cutting you are to have a day for rest.

Darby Translation

Six days shalt thou work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in ploughing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

King James 2000

Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Six days you will work, and on the seventh day you will rest; in the [time of] plowing and in the [time of] harvest you will rest.

Modern King James verseion

You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Six days thou shalt work, and the seventh thou shalt rest: both from earing and reaping.

NET Bible

"On six days you may labor, but on the seventh day you must rest; even at the time of plowing and of harvest you are to rest.

New Heart English Bible

"Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

The Emphasized Bible

Six days, shalt thou labour, but on the seventh day, shalt thou rest, - in plowing time and in harvest, shalt thou rest.

Webster

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in time of plowing and in harvest thou shalt rest.

World English Bible

"Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Six days thou dost work, and on the seventh day thou dost rest; in ploughing-time and in harvest thou dost rest.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Six
שׁשּׁה שׁשׁ 
Shesh 
Usage: 215

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

thou shalt work
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

but on the seventh
שׁבעי שׁביעי 
Sh@biy`iy 
Usage: 98

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

thou shalt rest
שׁבת 
Shabath 
Usage: 71

חרישׁ 
Chariysh 
Usage: 3

and in harvest
קציר 
Qatsiyr 
Usage: 54

References

Context Readings

Covenant Stipulations

20 And the first-born of the ass thou shalt redeem with a sheep: and if thou shalt not ransom, thou shalt break his neck. Every first-born of thy sons thou. shalt ransom, and he shall not be seen before me empty. 21 Six days thou shalt work, and in the seventh day thou shalt cease: and in ploughing and in harvest thou shalt cease. 22 And the festival of seven thou shalt make to thee, the first fruits of the harvest of wheat, and the festival of collection of the circuit of the year.

Cross References

Exodus 23:12

Six days thou shalt do thy works, and in the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox shall rest, and thine ass, and the son of thy maid shall be refreshed, and the stranger.

Exodus 35:2

Six days thou shalt do work and in the seventh day a holy cessation, a cessation to Jehovah: all doing work in it shall die.

Deuteronomy 21:4

And the old men of that city brought down the heifer to a perennial valley which shall not be worked in it, and shall not be sown, and they break there the neck of the heifer in the valley;

Luke 13:14

And the ruler of the assembly having answered, feeling pain because Jesus cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd, Six days there are in which they ought to work; in those therefore, coming, be ye cured, and not the day of the sabbath.

Genesis 45:6

For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping.

Exodus 20:9-11

Six days thou shalt work and do all thy service:

Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Watch the day of the Sabbath to consecrate it, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee.

1 Samuel 8:12

And to set to himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and to plough his ploughing and to reap his harvest, and to do all his fighting and all his chariots.

Isaiah 30:24

And the oxen and the young asses working the land shall eat salted provender which was winnowed with the fan and by the winnower.

Luke 23:56

And having returned, they prepared spices and perfumed oils; and truly the sabbath were they at rest according to the command.

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