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The Sabbath
Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,
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then he said to them, “This is what the Lord meant: Tomorrow is a Sabbath observance, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning.”
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Then Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field.
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Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.”
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See, the Lord has given you the Sabbath; for that reason He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain, everyone, in his place; no one is to leave his place on the seventh day.”
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“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it 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 resident who stays with you.
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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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The Sabbath and the Land
“Now you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield,
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The Sign of the Sabbath
Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Now as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You must keep My Sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
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Therefore you are to keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
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For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
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So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a permanent covenant.’
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The Sabbath Emphasized
Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do:
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“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
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You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
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It is to be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, so that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.
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Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep My Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.
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You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord.
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‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.
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He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord for you to be accepted; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.
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‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths.
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You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord.
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It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”