Kejadian 2:2

2:2 By ¹  the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, ²  and he ceased ³  on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.

Keluaran 20:9

20:9 For six days ⁴  you may labor ⁵  and do all your work, ⁶ 

Yesaya 56:2

56:2 The people who do this will be blessed, ⁷ 

the people who commit themselves to obedience, ⁸ 

who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it,

who refrain from doing anything that is wrong. ⁹ 

[2:2]  ¹ tn Heb “on/in the seventh day.”

[2:2]  ² tn Heb “his work which he did [or “made”].”

[2:2]  ³ tn The Hebrew term שָׁבַּת (shabbat) can be translated “to rest” (“and he rested”) but it basically means “to cease.” This is not a rest from exhaustion; it is the cessation of the work of creation.

[20:9]  ⁴ tn The text has simply “six days,” but this is an adverbial accusative of time, answering how long they were to work (GKC 374 §118.k).

[20:9]  ⁵ tn The imperfect tense has traditionally been rendered as a commandment, “you will labor.” But the point of this commandment is the prohibition of work on the seventh day. The permission nuance of the imperfect works well here.

[20:9]  ⁶ tn This is the occupation, or business of the work week.

[56:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “blessed is the man who does this.”

[56:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “the son of mankind who takes hold of it.”

[56:2]  ⁹ tn Heb and who keeps his hand from doing any evil.”