Deuteronomy 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.”

Deuteronomy 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.”

Deuteronomy 5:12 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee.”

Deuteronomy 5:12 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Observe the day of the sabbath--to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;”

Deuteronomy 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Keep the sabbath day to hallow it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee.”

Deuteronomy 5:12 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Keepe the Sabbath day, to sanctifie it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.”

Deuteronomy 5:12 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 5:12 in Context — Deuteronomy 5

10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

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What Does Deuteronomy 5:12 Mean?

Deuteronomy 5:12 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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