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 must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God. You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. 3If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, 4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

Leviticus 26:2 word by word

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

• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• You must keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• My Sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• and have reverence forיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 26:2

• Leviticus 19:30You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for 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