Exodus 31:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“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
וְשָׁמְרוּwəšāmərûAnd hedge
בְנֵיvənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
אֶתʾet—
הַשַּׁבָּתhašabātThe intermission
לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do
אֶתʾet—
הַשַּׁבָּתhašabātThe intermission
לְדֹרֹתָםlədōrōtāmTo revolution
בְּרִיתbərîtCompact
עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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