en_tn/exo/31/12.md

# You must certainly keep Yahweh's Sabbath days

God speaks of obeying his instructions about the Sabbath as keeping the Sabbath. AT: "You must certainly obey Yahweh's instructions about the Sabbath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# throughout your people's generations

"through all the generations of your descendants." See how you translated this in [Exodus 12:14](../12/12.md).

# who sets you apart for himself

God speaks of choosing people to be his as setting them apart for himself. AT: "who has chosen you to be his people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# for it must be treated by you as holy

This can be stated in active form. AT: "for you must treat it as holy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# Everyone who defiles it

God speaks of treating the Sabbath with disrespect as defiling it. AT: "Everyone who treats the Sabbath with disrespect" or "Everyone who does not obey the laws about the Sabbath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# must surely be put to death

"must surely be killed." This can be stated in active form. AT: "you must surely kill" or "you must surely execute" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# must surely be cut off from his people

The metaphor "cut off" has at least three possible meanings. They can be expressed in active form: 1) "Yahweh will no longer consider him to be one of his people" 2) "you must surely send him away" or 3) "you must surely kill him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# but the seventh day

"but day 7" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])