Leviticus 23:3

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
Leviticus 23:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֮ תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ כָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ שַׁבָּ֥ת הִוא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פ

  1. שֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shet“six”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
  2. יָמִים֮ya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  3. תֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.Seh“it will be done”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  4. מְלָאכָה֒me.la.Khah“work”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  5. וּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.Yom“and [is] on the day”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  6. הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'I“<the> seventh”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבִיעִי · “seventh” · Strong's H7637
  7. שַׁבַּ֤תsha.Bat“a sabbath of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  8. שַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOn“sabbath observance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּתוֹן · “sabbath observance” · Strong's H7677
  9. מִקְרָא־mik.ra'-“a convocation of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִקְרָא · “assembly” · Strong's H4744
  10. קֹ֔דֶשׁKo.desh“holiness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  11. כָּל־kol-“any”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. מְלָאכָ֖הme.la.Khah“work”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  13. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. תַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.Su“you will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. שַׁבָּ֥תsha.Bat“[is] a sabbath”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  16. הִוא֙hi'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  17. לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  18. בְּכֹ֖לbe.Khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  19. מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פMo.o.she.vo.tei.Khem“dwelling places your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מוֹשָׁב · “seat” · Strong's H4186
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)