Leviticus 19 · Verse 3

Leviticus 19:3

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:3, King James Version

Leviticus 19:3 in other translations

BSBEach of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
WEB“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
ASVYe shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
YLT‘Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I am Jehovah your God.
DARBYYe shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.
BBELet every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
WebsterYe shall fear every man his mother and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

What does Leviticus 19:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths--The duty of obedience to parents is placed in connection with the proper observance of the Sabbaths, both of them lying at the foundation of practical religion.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, etc. - Ye shall have the profoundest reverence and respect for them. See Clarke's note on Gen 48:12, and see Clarke's note on Exo 20:8, and see Clarke's note on Exo 20:12.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 19:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אִ֣ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
אִמּ֤וֹ'i.Momother hisH517
וְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.Vivand father hisH1
תִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uyou will fearH3372
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.Taisabbaths myH7676
תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruyou will keepH8104
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֥הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430

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Cross references for Leviticus 19:3

  • Exodus 20:12

    Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • Exodus 20:8

    Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

  • Ephesians 6:1-3

    Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

  • Hebrews 12:9

    Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

  • Proverbs 30:17

    The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  • Ezekiel 22:7-8

    In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

  • Exodus 21:15

    And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

  • Leviticus 11:44

    For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  • Exodus 21:17

    And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  • Proverbs 23:22

    Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Exodus 16:29

    See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

  • Exodus 31:13-17

    Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fear.
Ex 20:12; 21:15,17; De 21:18-21; 27:16; Pr 1:8; 6:20,21; 23:22
Pr 30:11,17; Eze 22:7; Mal 1:6; Mt 15:4-6; Eph 6:1-3; Heb 12:9
keep.
26:2; Ex 16:29; 20:8; 31:13-17; Isa 56:4-6; 58:13; Eze 20:12; 22:8

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Context

  • Leviticus 19:2

    Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

  • Leviticus 19:3

    Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

  • Leviticus 19:4

    Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

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Leviticus 19:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cada uno temerá á su madre y á su padre, y mis sábados guardaréis: Yo Jehová vuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous craindrez chacun sa mère et son père; et vous garderez mes sabbats. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, votre Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihr sollt ein jeder seine Mutter und seinen Vater fürchten; und meine Sabbathe sollt ihr beobachten. Ich bin Jehova, euer Gott. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Unusquisque patrem suum, et matrem suam timeat. Sabbata mea custodite. Ego Dominus Deus vester.