Gen 2:2 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

‏ Genesis 2:2

2 By ^{▼▼tn Heb “on/in the seventh day.”} the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, ^{▼▼tn Heb “his work which he did [or “made”].”} and he ceased ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew term שָׁבַּת (shabbat) can be translated “to rest” (“and he rested”) but it basically means “to cease.” This is not a rest from exhaustion; it is the cessation of the work of creation.} on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.