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# Sabbath #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "Sabbath" refers to the seventh day of the week, which God commanded the Israelites to set apart as a day of rest and doing no work.
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* After God finished creating the world in six days, he rested on the seventh day. In the same way, God commanded the Israelites to set aside the seventh day as a special day to rest and worship him.
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* The command to "keep the Sabbath holy" is one of the ten commandments that God wrote on the stone tablets that he gave Moses for the Israelites.
* Following the Jewish system of counting days, the Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and lasts until Saturday at sundown.
* Sometimes in the Bible the Sabbath is called "Sabbath day" rather than only the Sabbath.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* This could also be translated as "resting day" or "day for resting" or "day of not working" or "God's day of rest."
* Some translations capitalize this term to show that it is a special day, as in "Sabbath Day" or "Resting Day."
* Consider how this term is translated in a local or national language.
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(See also: [How to Translate Unknowns ](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-unknown ))
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(See also: [rest ](../kt/rest.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [2 Chronicles 31:2-3 ](en/tn/2ch/help/31/02 )
* [Acts 13:26-27 ](en/tn/act/help/13/26 )
* [Exodus 31:12-15 ](en/tn/exo/help/31/12 )
* [Isaiah 56:6-7 ](en/tn/isa/help/56/06 )
* [Lamentations 02:5-6 ](en/tn/lam/help/02/05 )
* [Leviticus 19:1-4 ](en/tn/lev/help/19/01 )
* [Luke 13:12-14 ](en/tn/luk/help/13/12 )
* [Mark 02:27-28 ](en/tn/mrk/help/02/27 )
* [Matthew 12:1-2 ](en/tn/mat/help/12/01 )
* [Nehemiah 10:32-33 ](en/tn/neh/help/10/32 )
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[13:05](en/tn/obs/help/13/05)__ "Always be sure to keep the __Sabbath day__ holy. That is, do all your work in six days, for the seventh day is a day for you to rest and to honor me."
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* __[26:02](en/tn/obs/help/26/02)__ Jesus went to the town of Nazareth where he had lived during his childhood. On the __Sabbath__ , he went to the place of worship.
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* __[41:03](en/tn/obs/help/41/03)__ The day after Jesus was buried was a __Sabbath__ day, and the Jews were not permitted to go to the tomb on that day.
## Word Data:##
* Strong's: H4868, H7676, H7677, G4315, G4521