Exodus 31:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Exodus 31:14 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 31:1420 words
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּםûšəmarətemAnd hedge
אֶתʾet—
הַשַּׁבָּתhašabātThe intermission
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
קֹדֶשׁqōdešSacred
הִואhiwʾHe
לָכֶםlāḵemTo
מְחַלְלֶיהָməḥaləleyhāBore
מוֹתmwōtDie
יוּמָתyûmātDie
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
כָּלkālWhole
הָעֹשֶׂהhāʿōśehThe do
בָהּvāhIn
מְלָאכָהməlāʾḵāhDeputyship
וְנִכְרְתָהwəniḵərətāhAnd cut
הַנֶּפֶשׁhanep̄ešThe soul
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
מִקֶּרֶבmiqerevFrom nearest
עַמֶּיהָʿameyhāPeople
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