Exodus 31:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 31:17 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 →
בֵּינִ֗י
bêyn
H996
between
וּבֵין֙
bêyn
H996
between
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
א֥וֹת
ʼôwth
H226
sign
הִ֖וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לְעֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
שֵׁ֣שֶׁת
shêsh
H8337
six
יָמִ֗ים
yôwm
H3117
day
עָשָׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּבַיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
שָׁבַ֖ת
shâbath
H7673
to cease
וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ
nâphash
H5314
to refresh
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World English Bible Public Domain
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
is between me and the sons of Israel. It is a sign forever, for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).