Exodus 31:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 31:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שֵׁ֣שֶׁת
shêsh
H8337
six
יָמִים֮
yôwm
H3117
day
יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מְלָאכָה֒
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
וּבַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
שַׁבַּ֧ת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
שַׁבָּת֛וֹן
shabbâthôwn
H7677
Sabbath observance
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
לַיהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעֹשֶׂ֧ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מְלָאכָ֛ה
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
בְּי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
מ֥וֹת
mûwth
H4191
to die
יוּמָֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
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King James Version Public Domain
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Work shall be done six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of Sabbath, holy to Yahweh. Every worker of work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).