# the heavens

"the sky" or "the skies"

# and all the living things that filled them

"and all the many living things that are in them" or "and all the crowds of living things in them"

# were finished

This can be stated in active form. AT: "God had finished creating them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# On the seventh day God came to the end of his work

God did not work at all on the seventh day.

# came to the end of

This is an idiom. AT: "had finished" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# he rested on the seventh day from all his work

"on that day he did not work"

# God blessed the seventh day

Possible meanings are 1) God caused the seventh day to produce good result or 2) God said that the seventh day was good.

# sanctified it

"set it apart" or "called it his own"

# in it he rested from all his work

"on it he did not work"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sanctify]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creation]]