EXODUS 31:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. The death penalty for Sabbath violation communicates its covenant weight. Numbers 15:32–36 records the execution of a man gathering wood on the Sabbath. The rabbinical tradition derived from this passage the thirty-nine categories of prohibited Sabbath work based on the activities involved in tabernacle construction — even building God's house stops for God's rest. The day that God blessed at creation carries the full weight of covenant obligation.
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