Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

O the happiness of a man who doth this, And of a son of man who keepeth hold on it, Keeping the sabbath from polluting it, And keeping his hand from doing any evil.

New American Standard Bible

“How blessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who takes hold of it;
Who keeps from profaning the sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

King James Version

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Holman Bible

Happy is the man who does this,
anyone who maintains this,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

International Standard Version

Blessed is the one who does this, and the person that holds it fast, who observes the Sabbath without profaning it, and restrains his hands from practicing any evil.

A Conservative Version

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

American Standard Version

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Amplified


“Blessed (happy, fortunate) is the man who does this,
And the son of man who takes hold of it,
Who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the man who does this, and the son of man whose behaviour is so ordered; who keeps the Sabbath holy, and his hand from doing any evil.

Darby Translation

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth fast to it; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Julia Smith Translation

Happy the man that shall do this, and the son of man that shall lay hold upon it; watching the Sabbath from defiling it, and watching his hand from doing all evil.

King James 2000

Blessed is the man that does this, and the son of man that lays hold on it; that keeps the sabbath from defiling it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Happy [is the] man [who] does this, and [the] son of humankind [who] keeps hold of it, who keeps [the] Sabbath {so as not to profane} it, and who keeps his hand from doing any evil."

Modern King James verseion

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who lays hold on it; keeping the sabbath, from defiling it; and keeping his hand from doing any evil.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Blessed is the man that doth this, and the man's child which keepeth the same. He that taketh heed, that he unhallow not the Sabbath; that is, he that keepeth himself that he do no evil.

NET Bible

The people who do this will be blessed, the people who commit themselves to obedience, who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, who refrain from doing anything that is wrong.

New Heart English Bible

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."

The Emphasized Bible

How happy the frail man, who doeth this! Yea the son of the earth-born who firmly graspeth it! Keeping the sabbath lest he profane it, and Keeping his own hand from doing any wrong.

Webster

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

World English Bible

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

is the man
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

this, and the son

Usage: 0

of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

on it that keepeth
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

the sabbath
שׁבּת 
Shabbath 
Usage: 111

it, and keepeth
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Salvation For All Who Obey

1 Thus said Jehovah: 'Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near is My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.' 2 O the happiness of a man who doth this, And of a son of man who keepeth hold on it, Keeping the sabbath from polluting it, And keeping his hand from doing any evil. 3 Nor speak let a son of the stranger, Who is joined unto Jehovah, saying: 'Jehovah doth certainly separate me from His people.' Nor say let the eunuch, 'Lo, I am a tree dried up,'

Cross References

Isaiah 58:13

If thou dost turn from the sabbath thy foot, Doing thine own pleasure on My holy day, And hast cried to the sabbath, 'A delight,' To the holy of Jehovah, 'Honoured,' And hast honoured it, without doing thine own ways, Without finding thine own pleasure, And speaking a word.

Exodus 31:13-16

And thou, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Only, My sabbaths ye do keep, for it is a sign between Me and you, to your generations, to know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying you;

Psalm 112:1

Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.

Isaiah 56:4

For thus said Jehovah of the eunuchs, Who do keep My sabbaths, And have fixed on that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:

Jeremiah 17:21-22

Thus said Jehovah, Take ye heed to yourselves, And ye bear not a burden on the day of rest, Nor have ye brought it in by the gates of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 20:12

And also My sabbaths I have given to them, To be for a sign between Me and them, To know that I am Jehovah their sanctifier.

Ezekiel 20:20

And My sabbaths sanctify, And they have been for a sign between Me and you, To know that I, Jehovah, am your God.

Exodus 20:8

'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;

Exodus 20:10

and the seventh day is a Sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thy cattle, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates, --

Leviticus 19:30

My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I am Jehovah.

Nehemiah 13:17

And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, 'What is this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?

Psalm 1:1-3

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

Psalm 15:1-5

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who doth sojourn in Thy tent? Who doth dwell in Thy holy hill?

Psalm 34:14

Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Psalm 106:3

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

Psalm 119:1-5

Aleph. O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

Psalm 119:101

From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

Psalm 128:1

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

Proverbs 4:13

Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she is thy life.

Proverbs 4:27

Incline not to the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!

Proverbs 14:16

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

Proverbs 16:6

In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

Proverbs 16:17

A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.

Isaiah 56:6

And sons of the stranger, who are joined to Jehovah, To serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, To be to Him for servants, Every keeper of the sabbath from polluting it, And those keeping hold on My covenant.

Luke 11:28

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'

Luke 12:43

Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

John 13:17

if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

Romans 12:9

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Revelation 22:14

'Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;

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