Deuteronomy 5:12

12 Keep the Sabbath day and treat it as holy, exactly as the LORD your God commanded:

Deuteronomy 5:12 Meaning and Commentary

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 ) .

Deuteronomy 5:12 In-Context

10 But I am loyal and gracious to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11 Do not use the LORD your God's name as if it were of no significance; the LORD won't forgive anyone who uses his name that way.

12 Keep the Sabbath day and treat it as holy, exactly as the LORD your God commanded:

13 Six days you may work and do all your tasks,

14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. Don't do any work on it—not you, your sons or daughters, your male or female servants, your oxen or donkeys or any of your animals, or the immigrant who is living among you—so that your male and female servants can rest just like you.