Exodus 23:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Exodus 23:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 23:1215 words
שֵׁשֶׁתšēšetSix
יָמִיםyāmîmDay
תַּעֲשֶׂהtaʿăśehDo
מַעֲשֶׂיךָmaʿăśeyḵāAction
וּבַיּוֹםûvaywōmAnd in day
הַשְּׁבִיעִיhašəvîʿîThe seventh
תִּשְׁבֹּתtišəbōtRepose
לְמַעַןləmaʿanHeed
יָנוּחַyānûḥaRest
שׁוֹרְךָšwōrəḵāBullock
וַחֲמֹרֶךָwaḥămōreḵāAnd ass
וְיִנָּפֵשׁwəyināp̄ēšAnd breathe
בֶּןbenSon
אֲמָתְךָʾămātəḵāMaid-servant
וְהַגֵּרwəhagērAnd the guest
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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