“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.”
'Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you' -- the fourth commandment mandates sabbath observance. 'Observe' (shamar, to guard/keep) suggests active preservation of the holy day. Unlike Exodus 20:8-11 (grounded in creation), the Deuteronomic version (verses 12-15) grounds sabbath in humanitarian concern.
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