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Leviticus 19:30
30“ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 19:30
28“ ‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord. 29“ ‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness. “ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. 31“ ‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God. 32“ ‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:30 word by word
אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:30
- Leviticus 19:3“ ‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 26:2“ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
- Leviticus 10:3Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: “ ‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ ” Aaron remained silent.
- Leviticus 15:31“ ‘You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place, which is among them.’ ”
- Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
- Genesis 28:16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:7He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
- Ezekiel 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, the mothers and children, but do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple.
- Matthew 21:13“It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- John 2:15So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
- 1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:30
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30My Sabbaths: The Hebrew word for “Sabbath” (shabbath) comes from a verb meaning “to cease,” suggesting rest from work. The Sabbath recalled God's rest on the seventh day after creating the world (Genesis 1:31; 2:1–3). It started at sundown on the sixth day. After the exodus from Egypt, the Sabbath took on covenantal importance (Exodus 16:23–25; 31:13). Only free people, not slaves, had a regular rest day. So the Sabbath symbolized Israel’s freedom from…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary--This precept is frequently repeated along with the prohibition of idolatrous practices, and here it stands closely connected with the superstitions forbidden in the previous verses.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- 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
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