Leviticus 19:3

Each man dread his father, and his mother. Keep ye my sabbaths; I am your Lord God. (Everyone revere or honour his father, and his mother. Keep ye my Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

In Context

2Speak thou to all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Be ye holy, for I am holy, your Lord God. (Speak thou to all the congregation of the Israelites, and thou shalt say to them, Be ye holy, for I am holy, the Lord your God.)

4Do not ye be turned to idols, neither ye shall make to you molten gods; I am your Lord God. (Do not ye turn to idols; nor make ye gods out of metal for yourselves; I am the Lord your God.)

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Cross References

Genesis 48:12And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he worshipped low to the earth (or he bowed low to the ground).

Exodus 20:8Have thou mind, that thou hallow the sabbath day; (Remember, to keep the Sabbath day holy, or sacred;)

Exodus 21:15He that smiteth his father, or his mother, die he by death. (He who striketh his father, or his mother, shall be put to death.)

Exodus 31:13Speak thou to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, See ye that ye keep my sabbath, for it is a sign betwixt me and you in your generations; that ye know, that I am the Lord, which hallow [eth] you. (Speak thou to the Israelites, and thou shalt say to them, See ye that ye keep my Sabbath, for it is a sign between me and you for all generations to come; so that ye know, that I am the Lord, who halloweth you.)

Leviticus 19:25forsooth in the fifth year ye shall eat the fruits, and ye shall gather (the) apples, which those trees bring forth; I am your Lord God (or I am the Lord your God).

Leviticus 19:31Bow ye not to astronomers, neither ask ye anything of false diviners, that ye be defouled by them; I am your Lord God. (Do not ye turn to astrologers, nor ask ye anything of those who claim to contact the dead, so that ye be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God.)

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:2-11

Ceremonial and Moral Laws. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord , ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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