Exodus 20:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

Exodus 20:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 20:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 20:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

Exodus 20:8 — World English Bible

Exodus 20:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. ”

Exodus 20:8 — American Standard Version

Exodus 20:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;”

Exodus 20:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 20:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Remember the sabbath day to hallow it.”

Exodus 20:8 — Darby Translation

Exodus 20:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.”

Exodus 20:8 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 20:8 in Context — Exodus 20

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

7 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.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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

10 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, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

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What Does Exodus 20:8 Mean?

Exodus 20:8 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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