Treasury of Scripture
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Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day...
Exodus 23:12 Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest: that your ox and your donkey may rest...
Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth...
Deuteronomy 5:14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter...
Isaiah 58:13 If you turn away your foot from the sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight...
John 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father works till now, and I work.
Hebrews 4:4 For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
seventh day God. The LXX. Syriac, and the Samaritan Text read the sixth day, which is probably the true reading; as [vav <02053>,] which stands for six, might easily be changed into [zayin,] which denotes seven.
rested. Or, rather, ceased, as the Hebrew word is not opposed to weariness, but to action; as the Divine Being can neither know fatigue, nor stand in need of rest.
