The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 13:18

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but the seventh day, the sabbath of the Lord thy God, thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

Influences

Exodus 20:10 (KJV)
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, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

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bBut the seventh day, the sabbath of the Lord thy God, thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:;

Simple English

“But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. Don’t do any work. Not you, your son, your daughter, your servants, your animals, or visitors in your home.”

Paraphrase

“’But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. On that day you must not do any work—not you, your son, your daughter, your servants, your animals, or any visitor staying with you.’”