Focused Passage

Genesis 2:1-3

The LORD God Forms Man, Establishes Covenant Order, and Institutes Marriage

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

2 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Exodus 16:22 BSB references Hebrews 4 BSB references Psalms 33:6 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:17 Classic cross-references Exodus 20:11 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:12 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 9:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

Thus the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural and the earth וְהָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular were completed וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ H3615 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural in all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct their vast array צְבָאָֽם׃ H6635 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Hebrews 4:4 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:17 Classic cross-references Zephaniah 3:17 Classic cross-references Exodus 20:11 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 5:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

And by the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י H7637 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular day בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural had finished וַיְכַ֤ל H3615 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the work מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ H4399 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative He had been doing עָשָׂ֑ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular so on [that] הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י H7637 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular day בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular He rested וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ H7673 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular from all מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct His work מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ H4399 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular . . . אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative . . . עָשָֽׂה׃ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Cited in Hebrews 4:4

Verse 3

Cross-references

Leviticus 23:3 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:12 Classic cross-references Mark 2:27 Classic cross-references Exodus 20:8 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then God אֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker blessed וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י H7637 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular day י֣וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular construct and sanctified וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular it אֹת֑וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular because כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction on [that day] ב֤וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular He rested שָׁבַת֙ H7673 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from all מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the work מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ H4399 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular of creation בָּרָ֥א H1254 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular that אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative [He] אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural had accomplished לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

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