Exodus 31:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It is a signאֹ֥ות
(o·vt)
226: a signfrom avah
betweenבֵּינִ֗י
(bei·ni)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
Me and the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
forever;לְעֹלָ֑ם
(le·'o·lam;)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
for in sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁת
(she·shet)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
daysיָמִ֗ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
madeעָשָׂ֤ה
(a·sah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and earth,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
(ha·she·vi·'i,)
7637: seventh (an ord. number)from sheba
dayוּבַיֹּום֙
(u·vai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
He ceasedשָׁבַ֖ת
(sha·vat)
7673a: to cease, desist, resta prim. root
[from labor], and was refreshed."וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃
(vai·yin·na·fash.)
5314: to be refresheddenominative verb from nephesh


















KJV Lexicon
It is a sign
'owth  (oth)
a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc. -- mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token.
between me and the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
for in six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and on the seventh
shbiy`iy  (sheb-ee-ee')
seventh -- seventh (time).
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
he rested
shabath  (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
and was refreshed
naphash  (naw-fash')
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon, i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air) -- (be) refresh selves (-ed).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed."

King James Bible
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is a sign forever between Me and the Israelites, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed."

International Standard Version
It is a sign forever between me and the Israelis, because the LORD made the heavens and the earth in six days, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'"

NET Bible
It is a sign 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.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It will be a permanent sign between me and the Israelites, because the LORD made heaven and earth in six days, and on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.'"

King James 2000 Bible
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
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