Rest and the Sabbath

This page contains selected passages from the Open English Translation with the passage from the OET Readers’ Version on the left, and the OET Literal Version on the right. Minimal commentary is included (only some headings)—our aim is simply to conveniently list the passages in one place so that our readers can make up their own minds about what the writer of the passage was intending to communicate.

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

Creation, rest and the Sabbath command

OET Gen 2:1-3

2 So the heavens and the earth were completed, along with everything in them. 2 By the seventh day God had finished his work, so he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he’d done.[ref] 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and declared it to be different from the other days, because on that first Saturday, he rested from all his work of creating.

2:2-3: Exo 20:11.

OET Exo 20:8-11

8 Keep Saturday different from all the other days[ref]—

9 there’s six days every week for working.[ref]

10 The seventh day is a rest day for Yahweh your god: you mustn’t do any work—not you, or your children, or your male or female servants, or your cattle, or the foreigners living among you—

11 because Yahweh made the heavens and earth, the sea, and everything that’s in them in six days. Then he rested on the seventh day, so that’s why he blessed the rest day and made it sacred.[ref]

20:8: Exo 16:23-30; 31:12-14.

20:9-10: Exo 23:12; 31:15; 34:21; 35:2; Lev 23:3.

20:11: Gen 2:1-3; Exo 31:17.

8 Remember[fn] DOM the _day _of[fn] of_the _sabbath[fn] to_set_it _apart _as _holy[fn].
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9 Six _of[fn] days[fn] you _will _labour[fn] and_you _will _do[fn] all _of work _of_your[fn].
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10 And_the_day _of the_seventh[fn] is_a _sabbath[fn] to/for_YHWH god _of_your[fn] not you _must _do[fn] any _of work[fn] you and_son _of_your and_daughter _of_your[fn] servant _of_your_male[fn] and_your _female _of_servant[fn] and_livestock _of_your[fn] and_sojourner _of_your[fn] who[fn] is_in_gates _of_your[fn].
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11 If/because six _of days YHWH he _made DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land DOM the_sea and_DOM all _of that is_in_them and_he _rested in _the_day the_seventh therefore yes/correct/thus/so YHWH he _blessed DOM the _day _of the _sabbath and_he_set _it _apart _as _holy.

20:8 OSHB alternative note: זָכ֛וֹר: (x-accent)זָכוֹר֩

20:8 OSHB alternative note: י֥וֹם: (x-accent)י֨וֹם

20:8 OSHB alternative note: הַ/שַּׁבָּ֖ת: (x-accent)הַ/שַּׁבָּ֨ת

20:8 OSHB alternative note: לְ/קַדְּשֽׁ/וֹ: (x-accent)לְ/קַדְּשׁ֗/וֹ

20:8 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

20:9 OSHB alternative note: שֵׁ֤שֶׁת: (x-accent)שֵׁ֣שֶׁת

20:9 OSHB alternative note: יָמִים֙: (x-accent)יָמִ֣ים

20:9 OSHB alternative note: תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד: (x-accent)תַּֽעֲבֹד֮

20:9 OSHB alternative note: וְ/עָשִׂ֖יתָ: (x-accent)וְ/עָשִׂ֣יתָ

20:9 OSHB alternative note: מְלַאכְתֶּֽ/ךָ: (x-accent)מְלַאכְתֶּ/ךָ֒

20:9 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

20:10 OSHB alternative note: הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י: (x-accent)הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֜י

20:10 OSHB alternative note: שַׁבָּ֖ת: (x-accent)שַׁבָּ֣ת׀

20:10 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ

20:10 OSHB alternative note: תַעֲשֶׂ֨ה: (x-accent)תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה

20:10 OSHB alternative note: מְלָאכָ֜ה: (x-accent)מְלָאכָ֡ה

20:10 OSHB alternative note: וּ/בִתֶּ֗/ךָ: (x-accent)וּ֠/בִתֶּ/ךָ

20:10 OSHB alternative note: עַבְדְּ/ךָ֤: (x-accent)עַבְדְּ/ךָ֨

20:10 OSHB alternative note: וַ/אֲמָֽתְ/ךָ֙: (x-accent)וַ/אֲמָֽתְ/ךָ֜

20:10 OSHB alternative note: וּ/בְהֶמְתֶּ֔/ךָ: (x-accent)וּ/בְהֶמְתֶּ֗/ךָ

20:10 OSHB alternative note: וְ/גֵרְ/ךָ֖: (x-accent)וְ/גֵרְ/ךָ֙

20:10 OSHB alternative note: אֲשֶׁ֥ר: (x-accent)אֲשֶׁ֣ר

20:10 OSHB alternative note: בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ: (x-accent)בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ

20:10 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET Deu 5:12-15

12 Observe the Rest Day on Saturday to sanctify it, as your god Yahweh commanded you.[ref]

13 There’s six days for labouring and doing all your work,

14 but the seventh day is a rest day dedicated to your god Yahweh. Don’t do any work on that day: not you or your children or your slaves, or using any of your cattle, nor any foreigner living with you—your slaves can rest like you.

15 Remember that you were a slave in Mitsrayim (Egypt), and that your god Yahweh took action and used my power to take you out of there. Therefore your god Yahweh commands you to keep the Rest Day.

5:12: Exo 16:23-30; 31:12-14.

12 Keep[fn] DOM the _day _of[fn] of_the _sabbath[fn][fn][fn][fn] to_set_it _apart _as _holy[fn] just_as he_commanded _you[fn] YHWH[fn] god _of_your[fn].
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13 Six _of[fn] days[fn] you _will _labour[fn] and_you _will _do[fn] all _of[fn] work _of_your[fn].

14 And_the_day _of the_seventh[fn] is_a _sabbath[fn] to/for_YHWH[fn] god _of_your[fn] not you _must _do any _of work you and_son _of_your and_daughter _of_your and_your_male_of_servant and_your _female _of_servant and_ox _of_your and_donkey _of_your and_all livestock _of_your and_sojourner _of_your who is_in_gates _of_your so _that servant _of_your_male and_your _female _of_servant he _may _rest like_you[fn].

15 And_you _will _remember[fn] if/because _that a _slave[fn] you _were[fn] in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt)[fn] and_he_brought _you _out[fn] YHWH[fn] god _of_your[fn] from_there[fn] by_a _hand[fn] strong[fn] and_by_an _arm outstretched[fn] therefore yes/correct/thus/so he_has _commanded _you YHWH god _of_your for_doing DOM the _day _of the _sabbath.
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5:12 OSHB alternative note: שָׁמ֛וֹר: (x-accent)שָׁמ֣וֹר

5:12 OSHB alternative note: י֥וֹם: (x-accent)יוֹם֩

5:12 OSHB alternative note: הַ/שַׁבָּ֖ת: (x-accent)הַ/שַׁבָּ֨ת

5:12 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:12 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

5:12 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

5:12 OSHB alternative note: לְ/קַדְּשׁ֑/וֹ: (x-accent)לְ/קַדְּשׁ֜/וֹ

5:12 OSHB alternative note: צִוְּ/ךָ֖: (x-accent)צִוְּ/ךָ֣׀

5:12 OSHB alternative note: יְהוָ֥ה: (x-accent)יְהוָ֣ה

5:12 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָ: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ

5:12 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

5:13 OSHB alternative note: שֵׁ֤שֶׁת: (x-accent)שֵׁ֣שֶׁת

5:13 OSHB alternative note: יָמִים֙: (x-accent)יָמִ֣ים

5:13 OSHB alternative note: תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד: (x-accent)תַּֽעֲבֹד֮

5:13 OSHB alternative note: וְ/עָשִׂ֖יתָ: (x-accent)וְ/עָשִׂ֣יתָ

5:13 OSHB alternative note: כָּל: (x-accent)כָֿל

5:13 OSHB alternative note: מְלַאכְתֶּֽ/ךָ: (x-accent)מְלַאכְתֶּ/ךָ֒

5:14 OSHB alternative note: הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י: (x-accent)הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֜י

5:14 OSHB alternative note: שַׁבָּ֖ת: (x-accent)שַׁבָּ֣ת׀

5:14 OSHB alternative note: לַ/יהוָ֣ה: (x-accent)לַ/יהוָ֖ה

5:14 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ

5:14 OSHB alternative note: כָּמֽוֹ/ךָ: (x-accent)כָּמ֑וֹ/ךָ

5:15 OSHB alternative note: וְ/זָכַרְתָּ֗: (x-accent)וְ/זָכַרְתָּ֞

5:15 OSHB alternative note: עֶ֤בֶד: (x-accent)עֶ֥בֶד

5:15 OSHB alternative note: הָיִ֨יתָ֙: (x-accent)הָיִ֣יתָ׀

5:15 OSHB alternative note: מִצְרַ֔יִם: (x-accent)מִצְרַ֗יִם

5:15 OSHB alternative note: וַ/יֹּצִ֨אֲ/ךָ֜: (x-accent)וַ/יֹּצִאֲ/ךָ֩

5:15 OSHB alternative note: יְהוָ֤ה: (x-accent)יְהוָ֨ה

5:15 OSHB alternative note: אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙: (x-accent)אֱלֹהֶ֤י/ךָ

5:15 OSHB alternative note: מִ/שָּׁ֔ם: (x-accent)מִ/שָּׁם֙

5:15 OSHB alternative note: בְּ/יָ֥ד: (x-accent)בְּ/יָ֤ד

5:15 OSHB alternative note: חֲזָקָ֖ה: (x-accent)חֲזָקָה֙

5:15 OSHB alternative note: נְטוּיָ֑ה: (x-accent)נְטוּיָ֔ה

5:15 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:15 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

5:15 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

Yeshua/Jesus, the Sabbath and doing good

OET Mark 2:23-28

2:23 Working on the Rest Day

(Mat. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5)

23 Then it so happened that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and his followers passed through some fields of grain on some days of rest. As they went through, they plucked off some heads of grain,[ref] 24 and some members of the Farisaios party said, “Hey, it’s breaking the law to harvest grain on a rest day!”

25 “You’ve read yourselves,” Yeshua replied, “what David did when he and his men were hungry. 26 They went into God’s tent and ate the sacred bread representing God’s presence. Only the priests were allowed to eat that,[ref] and yet David even gave some to his companions!” 27 Then he told the Farisaios, “The days of rest were created for people, not people for the rest days. 28 So I, the son of humanity, have authority also over the day of rest.”

2:23: Deu 23:25.

2:26: Lev 24:9.

23 And it _became him on the days _of _rest to _be _passing _through through the grainfields, and the apprentices/followers of _him began to _be _making way, plucking the heads _of _grain.

24 And the Farisaios_party were _saying to _him:
Behold, why they _are _doing on _the days _of _rest what it _is_ not _permitting?

25 And he _is _saying to _them:
You _all_ never _read what Dawid/(Dāvid) did, when he _had need and he and the ones with him hungered?

26 How he _came _in into the house of_ the _god during Abiathar/(ʼEⱱyātār) the_chief _priest, and ate the bread of _the presence, which it _is_ not _permitting to _eat except not/lest the priests, and he _gave even to _the ones being with him?
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27 And he _was _saying to _them:
The day _of _rest became because _of the person, and not the person because _of the day _of _rest.

28 So _then the son of_ the _man is master also of _the day _of _rest.

OET Mark 3:1-6

3:1 The man with the curled-up hand

(Mat. 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11)

3 Again at another time, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went into the Jewish meeting hall and there was a man there with a curled-up hand. 2 The religious leaders there were watching him closely to see if he would heal the man on the rest day, and then if he did, they would have a case against him. 3 Then Yeshua said to the man with the flawed hand, “Stand up there in the middle.” 4 And he asked the leaders, “Is it allowable to do good on the rest day, or only to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they didn’t reply.

5 After angrily looking around at them, grieving at their complete lack of compassion, he told the man, “Open up your hand!” The man stretched out his fingers, and his hand became totally normal. 6 But the Farisaios quickly left, and meeting with King Herodes’s (Herod) supporters, they conspired to kill Yeshua.

3 And he _came _in again into the_synagogue, and a_man was there having the hand having _been _withered.

2 And they _were _watching_ him _closely, whether he _will _be _healing him on _the days _of _rest, in _order _that they _may _accuse against _him.

3 And he _is _saying to _the man which having the withered hand:
Be _raising in the midst.

4 And he _is _saying to _them:
Is _it _permitting on _the days _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _kill _off?
But they were _keeping _silent.

5 And having _looked _around them with anger, grieving at the hardening of _the heart of _them, he _is _saying to _the man:
Stretch _out the hand of _you.
And he _stretched _out it, and the hand of _him was _restored.

6 And the Farisaios_party having _come _out, immediately they _produced counsel with the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs against him, so _that they _may _destroy him.

OET Luke 13:10-17

13:10 Yeshua heals a bent-over woman

10 On the Rest Days, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) was teaching in one of the Jewish meeting halls 11 and, look, a woman who’d had a spirit of sickness for eighteen years was there. She was bent over and unable to stand up straight 12 and when Yeshua saw her, he called out, “Woman, your disease has been sent away.” 13 Then he placed his hands on her and she was immediately restored and started praising God.

14 But the hall leader was angry because it was the Rest Day when Yeshua had healed her and started telling the crowd, “There’s six days when it’s fine to work, so come then to be healed—not on the Rest Day!”[ref]

15 “You hypocrites!” Yeshua responded. “Doesn’t every one of you untie his ox on the Rest Day, or untie the donkey from the feeding trough and lead it away for a drink? 16 This woman is a descendant of Avraham who’s been handicapped by Satan for eighteen years, and yet you say that it’s wrong to break that bond on the Rest Day!” 17 When he said that, the people opposing him were disgraced and all the crowd was excited about the wonderful things he was doing.

13:14: Exo 20:9-10; Deu 5:13-14.

10 And he _was teaching in one of _the synagogues on the days _of _rest.

11 And see, a_woman having a_spirit of _sickness eighteen years, and she _was bending _over and not being _able to _straighten _up to the full _extent.

12 And having _seen her, the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) calling _out and said to _her:
Woman, you _have _been _sent _away from _the sickness of _you.

13 And he _laid _on his hands on _her, and immediately she _was _restored and was _glorifying the god.

14 But the synagogue _leader answering, resenting because the Yaʸsous healed on _the day _of _rest, he _was _saying to _the crowd, because Six days are in which it _is _fitting to _be _working, therefore coming in them be _being _healed, and not on _the day of _the day _of _rest.

15 And the master answered to _him and said:
Hypocrites.
Is_ not _untying each of _you _all the ox of _him, on _the day _of _rest, or the donkey from the manger, and having _led _away it is _giving _to _drink it?

16 And this being daughter of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), whom the Satan/(Sāţān) bound, see, ten and eight years, it _was_ not _fitting to _be _untied/released from the this bond on _the day of _the day _of _rest?

17 And saying of _him these things, all the ones opposing to _him were _being _disgraced, and all the crowd was _rejoicing at all the glorious things which becoming by him.

Finding rest and considering special days

OET Mat 11:25-30

11:25 Yeshua’s load is light

(Luke 10:21-22)

25 At that time, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) said, “I’m acknowledging you, father, master of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from ‘wise’ and ‘intelligent’ people and revealed them to the ‘naive’. 26 Yes, father, because that was your desire.

27 My father has given control of everything over to me,[ref] but no one really knows the son except the father, and no one really knows the father except the son and anyone who the son wants to tell about him.[ref]

28 Come to me all of you who are tired and feel overloaded, and I’ll help you relax. 29 You can take on my workload and learn from me, because I’m gentle and humble, and your souls will be able to relax,[ref] 30 because my workload is easy, and the load I’ll leave on your shoulders is light.

11:27: Yhn 3:35.

11:27: Yhn 1:18; 10:15.

11:29: Jer 6:16.

25 At that the time the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answering said:
I _am _confessing to _you, father, master of _the heaven and the earth, that you _hid these things from wise and intelligent, and you _revealed them to _infants.

26 Yes, the father, because thus it _became good _pleasure before you.

27 All things was _given _over to _me by the father of _me, and no _one is _knowing _fully the son, except not/lest the father, nor anyone is _knowing _fully the father, except not/lest the son, and to _whom if the son may _be _wishing to _reveal him.

28 Come to me, all you _all wearied and having _been _burdened, and _I will _be _resting you _all.

29 Take _up the yoke of _me on you _all, and learn from me, because I _am gentle and humble the in _heart:
and you _all _will _be _finding rest for _the souls of _you _all.

30 For/Because the yoke of _me is easy and the burden of _me is light.

OET Rom 14:1-6

14:1 Don’t condemn each other

14 Accept others who are faltering in their faith, without highlighting their wrong ideas.[ref] 2 Some people think it’s ok to eat anything, while others who are faltering will only eat vegetables. 3 The one who eats anything shouldn’t despise the other, and the one who doesn’t eat meat shouldn’t condemn the other, because both are accepted by God. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s house servants? Their own master will judge if they stand or fall, and they’ll stand because the master is able to help them.

5 Similarly, some people consider one day to be more important than some other day, yet others consider every day to be alike. Each person should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Anyone who considers a certain day to be special is thinking about Yahweh. Likewise, anyone who’s eating meat is eating to serve Yahweh, and gives thanks to God. The person who doesn’t eat meat is declining it in order to serve Yahweh, and gives thanks to God.

14:1-6: Col 2:16.

14 And the one faltering in _the faith be _receiving, not for distinctions on_his_speculations.

2 one on _one _hand is _believing to _eat all things, on _the _other _hand the one faltering vegetables is _eating.

3 The one eating, the one not eating not him _let _be _scorning, and the one not eating, the one eating not him _let _be _judging, the For/Because god him received.

4 You who are, the one judging anothers house _servant?
To _his own master he _is _standing or is _falling.
But he _will _be _being _stood, because/for is _able the master to _stand him.

5 one on _one _hand is _judging a_day beyond another day, on _the _other _hand one is _judging every day alike.
Each in his own mind, let _be _being _fully _assured.

6 The one thinking the day special, to_the_master he _is _thinking.
And he eating, to_the_master he _is _eating, because/for he _is _giving _thanks to _the to_god, and the one not eating, to_the_master not is _eating, and is _giving _thanks to_ the _god.

OET Col 2:16-23

16 Don’t let anyone judge you all about what you eat or drink, or about observing feasts or holidays or days of rest.[ref] 17 They’re just shadows of what’s coming, but the body causing the shadow is that of the messiah. 18 Don’t let anyone be disqualifying you all with their apparent humility and worshipping the messengers, telling you what they’ve seen and being arrogant and vain about their earthly minds. 19 They’re not listening to the head which controls all the joints and ligaments of the body and holds it all together as God causes it to grow.[ref]

2:20 From death to life with the messiah

20 If you’ve died to worldly principles, then why are you letting yourselves be indoctrinated with worldly living: 21 ‘Don’t hold this. Don’t taste that. Don’t touch this.’ 22 No, All those rules lead to corruption when they’re used as the commands and teaching of humans. 23 They seem to be wise and make you more religious or humble as you strictly obey them, but don’t honour the realities of our worldly desires.

2:16: Rom 14:1-6.

2:19: Eph 4:16.

16 Therefore not let_ anyone _be _judging you _all in food, and in drink, or in regard of_a_feast, or new _moon, or days _of _rest,

17 which is a_shadow of _the things coming, but the substance is of _the chosen _one /messiah.

18 ˓Let˒_ no _one _be _disqualifying you _all, willing in humility, and the_worship of _the messengers, which he _has _seen detailing, vainly being _arrogant by the mind of _the flesh of _him,

19 and not taking _hold _of the head, from whom all the body by its joints and ligaments being _supplied and being _held _together, is _growing with _the growth of_ the _god.

20 If you _all _died _off with chosen _one /messiah from the principles of _the world, why are _you _all _being _indoctrinated as _though living in the_world:

21 You _may_ not _touch.
You _may_ not _taste.
You _may_ not _touch.

22 Which is all things to corruption in _the depletion, according _to the commands and teachings of_ the _humans?

23 Which things is an_account indeed having of _wisdom in personal _religion and humility, and severity of_the_body, not in any honour against the_indulgence of _the flesh.

OET Heb 4:1-11

4:1 Entering God’s rest/peace

4 That’s why we might be afraid: because although we had a promise to enter his rest, some of you might fail to achieve it, 2 because we’ve already had the good message preached to us just like them, but the message they heard didn’t benefit them because they weren’t united in faith with the others who listened. 3 So those of us who believed are entering that rest, as he said:

‘As I promised in my severe anger,

They will never enter into my rest.’[ref]

And yet he’s had it ready since the creation of the world. 4 Because somewhere he’s spoken about the seventh day saying:

‘And on the seventh day God rested from all his works.’[ref]

5 And also:

‘They will never enter my rest.’[ref]

6 Therefore because it’s being retained for some people to still come into it, and those who previously had the good message preached to them didn’t come in because of their disbelief, 7 God designated a certain day saying:

‘Today if you all hear his voice,

Don’t harden your hearts.’[ref]

8 Because if Yehoshua (Joshua) had given them rest,[ref] God wouldn’t be speaking afterwards about another day. 9 So then, a time of rest is being retained for God’s people, 10 because anyone having come into their rest, also rests from their works, just as God rested from his own works.[ref] 11 Therefore we should be earnest about entering that rest, in case someone else falls by following our example of disbelief,

4:3: Psa 95:11.

4:4: Gen 2:2.

4:5: Psa 95:11.

4:7: Psa 95:7-8 (LXX).

4:8: Deu 31:7; Josh 22:4.

4:10: Gen 2:2.

4 Therefore we _may _be _afraid, lest being _left a_promise to _come _in into the rest of _him, may _be _supposing anyone of you _all to _have _falling _short.

2 Also for we _are having _been _good _message _preached to _us just _as also _those, but not benefitted the message of _their hearing those, not having _been _united _together the with _faith to _the ones having _heard.

3 for/because we _are _coming _in into the_rest, the ones having _believed, as he _has _said:
As I _swore in the severe _anger of _me:
Never they _will _be _coming _in into the rest of _me, and _yet his works from the_foundation of_the_world having _been _become.

4 For/Because he _has _spoken somewhere concerning the seventh day thus:
And rested the god on the day the seventh from all the works of _him,

5 and in this furthermore:
Never they _will _be _coming _in into the rest of _me.

6 Therefore because it _is _being _retained for _some to _come _in into it, and the ones previously having _been _good _message _preached, not came _in because _of disbelief,

7 again a_certain is _designating day:
today, by Dawid/(Dāvid) saying after so _much time, as has _been _previously _said:
Today if of _the voice of _him you _all _may _hear, not you _all _may _harden the hearts of _you _all.

8 For/Because if them Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) rested, not would about another he _was _speaking after these things day.

9 Consequently is _being _retained a_day _of _rest _rest for _the people of_ the _god.

10 For/Because the one having _come _in into the rest of _him, also he rested from the works of _him, as from his own works the god did.

11 Therefore we _may _be _earnest to _come _in into that the rest, in _order _that lest by the same someone example may _fall of_ the _disbelief.

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