Leviticus 19:30

19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. prostitute: Heb. profane

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

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“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

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

You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. ¶

19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

What does Leviticus 19:30 mean?

Leviticus 19:30 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַר (shâmar), שַׁבָּת (shabbâth), יָרֵא (yârêʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

shall

keepשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

sabbaths,שַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

and

reverenceיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

sanctuary:מִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh/mik-dawsh'/H4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Topics

Reverence Sabbath Sabbath, the Sanctuary Worship

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 19:30.

Leviticus 26:2

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

Exodus 31:13

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.

Exodus 31:14

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.

Exodus 31:16

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 4:9

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Leviticus 19:3

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 19:30 say?

Leviticus 19:30 (King James Version) reads: "Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD."

Is Leviticus 19:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 19:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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