Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD. New Living Translation You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD. English Standard Version You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. Berean Standard Bible You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. King James Bible Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. New King James Version You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. New American Standard Bible You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the LORD. NASB 1995 ‘You shall keep My sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am the LORD. NASB 1977 ‘You shall keep My sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible You shall keep My sabbaths and fear My sanctuary; I am Yahweh. Amplified Bible You shall keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. Christian Standard Bible Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am Yahweh.” American Standard Version Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Respect the Sabbath and honor the place where I am worshiped, because I am the LORD. English Revised Version Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Observe my days of worship and respect my holy tent. I am the LORD. Good News Translation Keep the religious festivals and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am the LORD. International Standard Version "You are to keep my Sabbath and fear my sanctuary. I am the LORD. Majority Standard Bible You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD. NET Bible You must keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary. I am the LORD. New Heart English Bible "'You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. World English Bible “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou keep My Sabbaths and you revere My sanctuary; I [am] YHWH. Young's Literal Translation My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I am Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Ye shall watch my Sabbaths, and ye shall fear my holy place: I Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleKeep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version Observe my Sabbaths, and be fearful toward my Sanctuary. I am the Lord. New American Bible Keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the LORD. New Revised Standard Version You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall keep my commandments and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Keep my commands and reverence my Holy Place; I AM LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: I am the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Blessings of Obedience1“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. 2 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,… Cross References Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ... Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” Ezekiel 20:12 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. Ezekiel 20:20 Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’ Matthew 12:8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Luke 6:5 Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Hebrews 4:9-10 There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Exodus 31:13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. Exodus 31:16-17 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. / It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’” Nehemiah 9:14 You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses. Isaiah 58:13-14 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Jeremiah 17:21-22 This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. Jeremiah 17:24-25 If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it, / then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever. Treasury of Scripture You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. Jump to Previous Holy Honour Observe Reverence Sabbaths SanctuaryJump to Next Holy Honour Observe Reverence Sabbaths SanctuaryLeviticus 26 1. Of idolatry2. Reverence 3. A blessing to those who keep the commandments 14. A curse to those who break them 40. God promises to remember those who repent You must keep The phrase "You must keep" is a directive that implies a continuous, active engagement. The Hebrew root word here is "שָׁמַר" (shamar), which means to guard, watch, or preserve. This suggests not just a passive observance but an active, intentional safeguarding of what follows. In the context of ancient Israel, this was a call to vigilance and dedication, ensuring that the practices and commandments given by God were upheld with sincerity and diligence. My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary I am the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must keepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ (tiš·mō·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My Sabbaths שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י (šab·bə·ṯō·ṯay) Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath and show reverence for תִּירָ֑אוּ (tî·rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten My sanctuary. וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י (ū·miq·dā·šî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4720: A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum I אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Leviticus 26:2 NIVLeviticus 26:2 NLT Leviticus 26:2 ESV Leviticus 26:2 NASB Leviticus 26:2 KJV Leviticus 26:2 BibleApps.com Leviticus 26:2 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 26:2 Chinese Bible Leviticus 26:2 French Bible Leviticus 26:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 26:2 You shall keep my Sabbaths and have (Le Lv Lev.) |