King James Version
Exodus 35:3 in the King James Version says “Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.”
Exodus 35:3 · KJV
And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. an: Heb. holiness
Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“throughout your habitations”
H4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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