King James Version

Exodus 20:8

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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זָכ֛וֹרzakhorbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “be male”, the verb used for emphasisH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.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…הַשַּׁבָּ֖תhashabatthe sabbathשַׁבָּתdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sabbath”, the ordinary formH7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath([phrase] every) sabbath.לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹleqadshvoto 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;

World English Bible

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Darby Translation

Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.

Douay-Rheims

Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μνήσθητι τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων ἁγιάζειν αὐτήν.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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