“Remember (A)the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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“Remember the Sabbath(A) day by keeping it holy.

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10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it (A)you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your [a]resident who [b]stays with you. 11 (B)For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:10 Lit stranger
  2. Exodus 20:10 Lit is in your gates

10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(A) to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(B) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(C) on the seventh day.(D) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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(A)Blessed is a man who does this,
And a son of man who (B)takes hold of it;
Who (C)keeps from profaning the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

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Blessed(A) is the one who does this—
    the person who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath(B) without desecrating it,
    and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”

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For this is what the Lord says:
“To the eunuchs who (A)keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And (B)hold firmly to My covenant,

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For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs(A) who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose what pleases me
    and hold fast to my covenant(B)

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“Also the (A)foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To attend to His service and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, every one who (B)keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it,
And holds firmly to My covenant;
Even (C)those I will bring to My (D)holy mountain,
And (E)make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on (F)My altar;
For (G)My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

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And foreigners(A) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister(B) to him,
to love the name(C) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath(D) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—
these I will bring to my holy mountain(E)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices(F)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.(G)(H)

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