“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.”
Exodus 31:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 31:1611 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/שָׁמְר֥וּwəšāmərw
and they will observeconjH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
בְנֵֽיbənēy
the people ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑תhašabāt
the sabbathparticleH7676
לַ/עֲשׂ֧וֹתlaʿăśwōt
by celebratingpronH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/שַּׁבָּ֛תhašabāt
the sabbathparticleH7676
לְ/דֹרֹתָ֖/םlədōrōtām
to generations theirpronH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
בְּרִ֥יתbəriyt
a covenant ofnounH1285
feder · covenant · league
עוֹלָֽםʿwōlām
perpetuitynounH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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