17 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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17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites[a] forever, because in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh he ceased[b] and recovered.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 31:17 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Exodus 31:17 Or “rested”
  3. Exodus 31:17 Or “breathed freely,” “got his breath”