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Deuteronomy 5:12

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

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שָׁמ֛וֹרshamorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “beward”, the verb used for emphasisH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).י֥וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַשַׁבָּ֖תhashabatthe sabbathשַׁבָּתdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sabbath”, the ordinary formH7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath([phrase] every) sabbath.לְקַדְּשׁ֑וֹleqadshvoto appointקָדַשׁpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to appoint”, the to-form of the verbH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…צִוְּךָ֖tsivkhaappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֶֽיךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD thy God commanded thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Observe the day of the sabbath — to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;

World English Bible

“Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.

Darby Translation

Keep the sabbath day to hallow it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee.

Douay-Rheims

Observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD thy God commanded thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God commanded thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φύλαξαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων ἁγιάζειν αὐτὴν, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατό σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου.