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Positive commandment 154 of 248

To rest on the Sabbath

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

To rest on the Sabbath, as it is said, “And on the seventh day thou shalt rest” (Ex. 23:12; 34:21).

Exodus 23:12

KJV
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
ASV
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.
WEB
“Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant, and the alien may be refreshed.
JPS
Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

Exodus 34:21

KJV
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
ASV
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
WEB
“Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.
JPS
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.