Leviticus 26 · Verse 2

Leviticus 26:2

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 26:2, King James Version

Leviticus 26:2 in other translations

BSBYou must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.
WEB“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
ASVYe shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah.
YLT‘My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I am Jehovah.
DARBYYe shall observe my sabbaths, and my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.
BBEKeep my Sabbaths and give honour to my holy place: I am the Lord.
WebsterYe shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

What does Leviticus 26:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary--Very frequently, in this Book of the Law, the Sabbath and the sanctuary are mentioned as antidotes to idolatry.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 26:1-13

This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws given by Moses; by promises of reward in case of obedience, on the one hand; and threatenings of punishment for disobedience, on the other. While Israel maintained a national regard to God's worship, sabbaths, and sanctuary, and did not turn aside to idolatry, the Lord engaged to continue to them temporal mercies and religious advantages. These great and…

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Leviticus 26:2 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.

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.Taisabbaths myH7676
תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruyou will keepH8104
וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.Shiand sanctuary myH4720
תִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uyou will fearH3372
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 26:2

  • Leviticus 19:30

    Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 26:1

    Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

  • Leviticus 26:2

    Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

  • Leviticus 26:3

    If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

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Leviticus 26:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Guardad mis sábados, y tened en reverencia mi santuario: Yo Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous garderez mes sabbats, et vous révérerez mon sanctuaire. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Meine Sabbathe sollt ihr beobachten, und mein Heiligtum sollt ihr fürchten. Ich bin Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Custodite sabbata mea, et pavete ad sanctuarium meum. Ego Dominus.