from אור החיים הקדוש פרשת כי תשא

ב''ה

ושמרתם את השבת
–read: and you should 'await' with longing' the shabbat, as Rashi explains the meaning of  the pasuk ואביו שמר את הדבר. - "and his father awaiting with longing for it [for Yosef's dream to materialize].

לעשות את השבת – We await the Shabbat in order to fulfil the mitzvah, not so we can just rest. That is why it says לעשות – to make.

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