Genesis 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 2:3 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 →
וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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י֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
אֹת֑וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ב֤וֹ
שָׁבַת֙
shâbath
H7673
to cease
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּרָ֥א
bârâʼ
H1254
to create
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.
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King James Version Public Domain
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it he rested from all his work of creating that God had done. Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden 2:4-25
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