KJV ORIGINAL
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Work should be done for six days, but the seventh day must be a holy day for you—a Sabbath of rest dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who does work on that day will be put to death.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is commanding that the seventh day be set aside as a holy day of rest, with severe consequences for those who ignore this command.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes as Moses is giving instructions for building the tabernacle, but he pauses to remind the Israelites about keeping the Sabbath. The Israelites had recently been freed from slavery in Egypt where they worked constantly without rest. God was establishing the Sabbath as both a gift of rest and a sign of their covenant relationship with Him.
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