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Exodus 31:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Exodus 31:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
16 Therefore the Israelites shall keep the sabbath, observing the sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign for ever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’
The Two Tablets of the Covenant
18 When God[a] finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant,[b] tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
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- Exodus 31:18 Heb he
- Exodus 31:18 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
Exodus 31:16-18
New International Version
Exodus 31:16-18
New International Version
16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath,(A) celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. 17 It will be a sign(B) between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.(C)’”(D)
18 When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai,(E) he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone(F) inscribed by the finger of God.(G)
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