Leviticus 26:2

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. standing: or, pillar image of: or, figured stone: Heb. a stone of picture

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

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“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for 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. ¶

26:3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

What does Leviticus 26:2 mean?

Leviticus 26:2 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

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Reverence Sabbath Sanctuary

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:2.

Ezekiel 23:38

Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.

Psalms 68:35

O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:2 say?

Leviticus 26:2 (King James Version) reads: "Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD."

Is Leviticus 26:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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