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OET (OET-LV) And_they_were_ended/finished god in_the_day the_seventh their_property/content which he_had_done and_he/it_rested in_the_day the_seventh from_all their_property/content which he_had_done.
OET (OET-RV) By the seventh day God had finished his work, so he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he’d done.
Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י
in_the=day the=seventh
Make sure it is clear in your translation that God had completed his work by the seventh day and did not work on that day. Also consider again how you translated ordinal numbers in Gen 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31; 2:2. Alternate translation: “By day seven”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙
and=they_were_ended/finished ʼₑlhīmv
Decide whether it is better in your language to refer to God with a title (God) or a pronoun (he) in this context. Alternate translation: “he had completed” or “God was finished with”
מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה
their=property/content which/who he/it_had_made
Alternate translation: “his work he had been doing,”
וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל
and=he/it_rested in_the=day the=seventh from=all
God rested in the sense that he stopped his work and did not work on that day. It does not mean he was tired or had lost his strength. Rest is an important theme in the Bible, so you should try to be consistent in how you translate this term here and in other passages such as Exodus 23:12, 31:17 and Hebrews 4:4, 10. Part of this theme includes the Hebrew word for “Sabbath” which has the same root word as the verb for “rest” and is often translated “resting day.” Alternate translation: “so he ceased on that day from all” or “so on the seventh day he no longer did”
מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה
their=property/content their=property/content which/who he/it_had_made
Alternate translation: “the work that he had been doing.”
2:1-3 Humankind is the high point of God’s creative acts (1:26-31), while day 7 is the climax of the creation week. When God rested, he endorsed all of creation—there was nothing more to do! This seven-day framework structured Israel’s week, with the seventh day as the precedent for their weekly Sabbath. The Sabbath was intended to celebrate God’s finished work; the seventh day would be set apart as holy and dedicated to the Creator, who also rested (see Exod 20:8-11; 31:12-17; cp. Matt 12:1-8; Rom 14:5-6; Col 2:16-17; Heb 4:1-11).
OET (OET-LV) And_they_were_ended/finished god in_the_day the_seventh their_property/content which he_had_done and_he/it_rested in_the_day the_seventh from_all their_property/content which he_had_done.
OET (OET-RV) By the seventh day God had finished his work, so he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he’d done.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.