The Meaning of Leviticus 19:30 Explained

Leviticus 19:30

KJV: Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

YLT: My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I am Jehovah.

Darby: my sabbaths shall ye keep, And my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.

ASV: Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye shall keep  my sabbaths,  and reverence  my sanctuary:  I [am] the LORD. 

What does Leviticus 19:30 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:30 mean?

- My Sabbaths You shall keep and My sanctuary reverence I [am] Yahweh
אֶת־ שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה

אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י  My  Sabbaths 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, first person common singular
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ  You  shall  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י  and  My  sanctuary 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מִקְדָּשׁ  
Sense: sacred place, sanctuary, holy place.
תִּירָ֑אוּ  reverence 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
יְהוָֽה  [am]  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.