But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Compare Exodus 20 and notes.

Moses here adopts the Ten Words as a ground from which he may proceed to reprove, warn, and exhort; and repeats…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The language of this commandment is identical with the form it takes in Exodus only as far as the 13th and 14th verses are concerned; and even here…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nor your ox, nor your ass In (Exodus 20:10), it is only in general said, nor your cattle

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There is some variation here from Exodus 20, similar to the variation between the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11. It is more necessary that…

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