Ver. 12,13. Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it Or observe it, by setting it apart as a time of natural rest, and for the performance of holy and religious exercises; see ( Exodus 20:8 ) , where the phrase is a little varied, "remember the sabbath day to keep it holy"; it having been instituted before:
as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; not at Sinai only, for the same might then have been observed of all the rest of the commands, but before the giving of the law, at the first of the manna; see ( Exodus 16:23 ) .
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But I will be very kind for a thousand lifetimes to those who love me and obey my commands.
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"You must not use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly, because the Lord will punish anyone who uses his name in this way.
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"Keep the Sabbath as a holy day, as the Lord your God has commanded you.
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You may work and get everything done during six days each week,
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but the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your ox, your donkey, or any of your animals, or the foreigners living in your cities. That way your servants may rest as you do.