Leviticus 26:2

Leviticus 26:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 26:2

1‘You shall not make idols for yourselves, nor shall you erect an image, a sacred pillar or an obelisk, nor shall you place any figured stone in your land so that you may bow down to it; for I am the Lord your God. You shall keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the Lord. 3If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and [obediently] do them, 4then I will give you rain in its season, and the land will yield her produce and the trees of the field bear their fruit.

Leviticus 26:2 word by word

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye shall keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• and reverenceיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 26:2

• Leviticus 19:30You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Commentaries on Leviticus 26:2

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 26:2

• Reverence
• Sabbath
• Sanctuary

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Commentaries on Leviticus 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings