Genesis 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”

Genesis 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:3 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 2:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.”

Genesis 2:3 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.”

Genesis 2:3 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.”

Genesis 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it.”

Genesis 2:3 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So God blessed the seuenth day, and sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God had created and made.”

Genesis 2:3 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all his work of creating that he had done.”

Genesis 2:3 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:3 in Context — Genesis 2

1 E foram concluídos os céus e a terra, e tudo o que neles há.

2 E acabou Deus no dia sétimo sua obra que fez, e repousou o dia sétimo de toda sua obra que havia feito.

3 E abençoou Deus ao dia sétimo, e o santificou, porque nele repousou de toda sua obra que havia Deus criado e feito.

4 Estas são as origens dos céus e da terra quando foram criados, no dia que o SENHOR Deus fez a terra e os céus,

5 E antes que toda planta do campo existisse na terra, e antes que toda erva do campo nascesse; porque ainda não havia o SENHOR Deus feito chover sobre a terra, nem havia homem para que lavrasse a terra;

Read the full chapter: Genesis 2 — The Garden of Eden →

What Does Genesis 2:3 Mean?

Genesis 2:3 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free