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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
Their creation was completed. God had finished creating them.
On the seventh day God came to the end of his work
This can be translated as "By the seventh day God had come to the end of his work." God did not work at all on the seventh day.
he rested on the seventh day from all his work
This can be translated "on that day he stopped working" or "on that day he did not work."
God blessed the seventh day
This could mean 1) "God caused the seventh day to produce good results" or 2) "God said that the seventh day was good."
and sanctified it
This can be translated as "and set it apart" or "and called it his own."
in it he rested from all his work
This could be translated "on it he did not work."