Footnote 1 – When Did God Finish Creation?

The verbs describing what God did on the seventh day vary somewhat. In the Fourth Commandment, we are told that on the seventh day God “rested” (wayyaµnah); in Genesis 2:2 it literally says he “ceased” (wayyishbot) on the seventh day, although many English translations translate the word as “rested.” In Exodus 31:17, we are told God “ceased and was refreshed” (shabat wayyinnafash).