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Each of youאִישׁshall fearתִּירָאוּhis motherאִמּוֹand his father,וְאָבִיוand you shall keepוְאֶת תִּשְׁמֹרוּmy Sabbaths.שַׁבְּתֹתַיIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Leviticus 19:3
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With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 19:3, word by word
- Each of youאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- shall fearתִּירָאוּtirau
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “tirau” appears- his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- and his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and you shall keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּtishmoru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “tishmoru” appears- my Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַshabtota
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabtota” appears- am YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
Translation note
“Fear” translates yare, the same verb that the chapter uses for fearing God (19:14, 32).
The context
2“Speak to all the community of the sons of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, YHWH your Elohim, am holy.
3 · This verse (above)
4Do not turn to idols, and gods of cast metal you shall not make for yourselves. I am YHWH your Elohim.