God commanded people to observe a Sabbath

Treat some time as set apart for rest and reverence

וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ{va-ye-VA-rekh###vah-yeh-VAA-rehkh###(And He) blessed} אֱלֹהִים֙{e-lo-HIM###eh-loh-HEEM###God} אֶת־י֣וֹם{et-YOM###eht-YOHM###day} הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י{ha-she-vee-EE###hah-sheh-vee-EE###the seventh} וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ{va-ye-kad-DESH###vah-yeh-kad-DEHSH###(And) He sanctified} אֹת֑וֹ{o-TO###oh-TOH###it} כִּ֣י{KI###KEE###because} ב֤וֹ{VO###VOH###on it} שָׁבַת֙{sha-VAT###shah-VAHT###He rested} מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ{mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO###mih-kohl-meh-lahkh-TOH###from all his work} אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א{a-sher-ba-RA###ah-shehr-bah-RAA###that was created by} אֱלֹהִ֖ים{e-lo-HIM###eh-loh-HEEM###God} לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ{la-a-SOT###lah-ah-SOHT###to make}

Genesis 2:3 — FormalTAB

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