Exodus 31:16

"Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.

DBY DBY

And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations -- [it is] an everlasting covenant.

KJV King James Version

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

WBT WBT

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

WEB WEB

Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

YLT YLT

and the sons of Israel have observed the sabbath; to keep the sabbath to their generations `is' a covenant age-during,