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Exodus 20:10

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but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates;

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Egypt was the land where Israel had been enslaved before the exodus. Its memory underscores the Sabbath command: the God who delivered Israel from oppressive labor now orders rest for households, servants, and resident foreigners alike.

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Exodus 20:10 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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