Genesis 2:2
New International Version
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

New Living Translation
On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.

English Standard Version
And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.

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

King James Bible
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

New King James Version
And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

New American Standard Bible
By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

NASB 1995
By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

NASB 1977
And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Legacy Standard Bible
And on the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Amplified Bible
And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Christian Standard Bible
On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By the seventh day God completed His work that He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work that He had done.

American Standard Version
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Contemporary English Version
By the seventh day God had finished his work, and so he rested.

English Revised Version
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing. On the seventh day he stopped the work he had been doing.

Good News Translation
By the seventh day God finished what he had been doing and stopped working.

International Standard Version
By the seventh day God had completed the work he had been doing, so on the seventh day he stopped working on everything that he had done.

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

NET Bible
By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.

New Heart English Bible
And on the sixth day God finished his works which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his works which he had made.

Webster's Bible Translation
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

World English Bible
On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and God completes by the seventh day His work which He has made, and ceases by the seventh day from all His work which He has made.

Young's Literal Translation
and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

Smith's Literal Translation
And God will complete in the seventh day his work which he made, and he will rest in the seventh day from all his work which he made.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made. And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished.

New American Bible
On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.

New Revised Standard Version
And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And on the sixth day God, finished his works which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his works which he had made.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in the sixth day, God finished his works that he made, and he was refreshed in the seventh day from all his works that he had made.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Seventh Day
1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. 3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.…

Cross References
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Hebrews 4:4
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

Hebrews 4:9-10
There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

Isaiah 58:13-14
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Psalm 95:11
So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

Mark 2:27-28
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Matthew 11:28-30
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Colossians 2:16-17
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

Nehemiah 9:14
You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

Ezekiel 20:12
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Isaiah 56:2
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Luke 23:56
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.


Treasury of Scripture

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And on.

Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Exodus 23:12
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.

seventh day God.

rested.

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Genesis 2
1. The first Sabbath.
4. Further details concerning the manner of creation.
8. The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;
15. man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.
18. The animals are named by Adam.
21. The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.














On the seventh day
The phrase "On the seventh day" marks a significant moment in the creation narrative. The number seven in Hebrew culture symbolizes completeness and perfection. The seventh day, or the Sabbath, becomes a cornerstone for understanding God's rhythm of work and rest. Historically, the Sabbath has been a day set apart for rest and worship, reflecting God's own rest after creation. This day is not just a cessation of labor but a celebration of the completed work, inviting humanity into a divine rhythm of life.

God finished His work
The word "finished" in Hebrew is "kalah," which means to complete or bring to an end. This signifies that God's creative acts were not haphazard but intentional and purposeful. The completion of creation underscores God's sovereignty and the perfection of His work. In a broader theological context, this completion prefigures the ultimate completion of God's redemptive work through Christ, who declared, "It is finished" on the cross, echoing the finality and fulfillment of divine purpose.

that He had done
This phrase emphasizes the personal involvement of God in creation. The Hebrew word "asah" is used here, meaning to make or do. It highlights God's active role and intimate engagement with the world He created. Unlike deistic views that suggest a distant creator, this phrase affirms a God who is personally invested in His creation, setting a precedent for His ongoing relationship with the world and humanity.

and He rested
The Hebrew word for "rested" is "shabath," from which we derive the word Sabbath. This rest is not due to fatigue but is a deliberate cessation from work to enjoy and reflect upon what has been made. It sets a divine example for humanity, emphasizing the importance of rest and reflection in our own lives. This rest is a gift, a time to cease striving and to trust in God's provision and care.

on the seventh day
Reiterating the significance of the seventh day, this repetition underscores its importance. The Sabbath becomes a covenant sign between God and His people, a perpetual reminder of His creative power and His desire for relationship with humanity. It is a day set apart, holy, and distinct, inviting believers to enter into God's rest and to find renewal and restoration.

from all His work
The phrase "from all His work" indicates the totality of God's creative acts. It suggests that nothing was left incomplete or imperfect. This comprehensive rest from all work serves as a model for human rest, encouraging believers to trust in God's sufficiency and to find peace in His completed work. It also points to the eschatological rest promised to believers, a future rest in the new creation.

that He had done
This final phrase reiterates God's active role in creation. The repetition of "that He had done" serves to emphasize the personal and intentional nature of God's work. It is a reminder of His authority and power, and it calls believers to recognize and honor the Creator in all aspects of life. This acknowledgment of God's work invites a response of worship, gratitude, and obedience, aligning our lives with His divine purpose and plan.

(2) God ended his work.--Not all work (see John 5:17, and Note in loc.), but the special work of creation. The laws given in these six days still continue their activity; they are still maintained, and there may even be with them progress and development. There is also something special on this seventh day; for in it the work of redemption was willed by the Father, wrought by the Son, and applied by the Holy Ghost. But there is no creative activity, as when vegetable or animal life began, or when a free agent first walked erect upon a world given him to subdue.

The substitution, in the LXX. and Syriac, of the sixth for the seventh day, as that on which God ended His work, was probably made in order to avoid even the appearance of Elohim having put the finishing touches to creation on the Sabbath.

Verse 2. - And on the seventh day God (Elohim) ended his work which he had made. To avert the possibility of imagining that any portion of the seventh day was consumed in working, which the English version seems to favor, the LXX., the Samaritan, and Syriac versions insert the sixth day in the text instead of the seventh. Calvin, Drusius, Le Clerc, Rosenmüller, and Kalisch translate had finished. Others understand the sense to be declared the work to be finished, while Baumgarten and Delitzsch regard the resting as included in the completion of the work, and Von Bohlen thinks "the language is not quite precise." But calah followed by rain signifies to cease from prosecuting any work (Exodus 34:33; 1 Samuel 10:13; Ezekiel 43:23), and this was, negatively, the aspect of that sabbatic rest into which the Creator entered. And he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Shavath, the primary idea of which is to sit still, depicts Elohim as desisting from his creative labors, and assuming a posture of quiescent repose. The expression is a pure anthropomorphism. "He who fainteth not, neither is weary" (Isaiah 40:28), can be conceived of neither as resting nor as needing rest through either exhaustion or fatigue. Cessation from previous occupation is all that is implied in the figure, and is quite compatible with continuous activity in other directions. John 5:17 represents the Father as working from that period onward in the preservation and redemption of that world which by his preceding labors he had created and made.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And by the seventh
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

God
אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

had finished
וַיְכַ֤ל (way·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

the work
מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ (mə·laḵ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

He had been doing;
עָשָׂ֑ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

so on [that]
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

He rested
וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ (way·yiš·bōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

from all
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

His work.
מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ (mə·laḵ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property


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