Exodus 20:8-11
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8 (A) Remember that the Sabbath Day belongs to me. 9 (B) You have six days when you can do your work, 10 but the seventh day of each week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your slaves, your animals, or the foreigners who live in your towns. 11 (C) In six days I made the sky, the earth, the oceans, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That's why I made the Sabbath a special day that belongs to me.
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Exodus 23:12
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12 (A) Work the first six days of the week, but rest and relax on the seventh day. This law is not only for you, but for your oxen, donkeys, and slaves, as well as for any foreigners among you.
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Exodus 34:21
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21 (A) Work for six days and rest on the seventh day, even during the seasons for plowing and harvesting.
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Exodus 35:2
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2 (A) You have six days in which to do your work. But the seventh day must be dedicated to me, your Lord, as a day of rest. Whoever works on the Sabbath will be put to death.
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Leviticus 23:3
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3 (A) You have six days when you can do your work, but the seventh day of each week is holy because it belongs to me. No matter where you live, you must rest on the Sabbath and come together for worship. This law will never change.
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Deuteronomy 5:12-14
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12 (A) Show respect for the Sabbath Day—it belongs to me. 13 (B) You have six days when you can do your work, 14 but the seventh day of the week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your oxen or donkeys or any other animal, not even those foreigners who live in your towns. And don't make your slaves do any work.
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