1. Lévitique 19:3 (NEG79)
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What is significant about the ordering of these regulations?

Lévitique 19:3 (NEG79)

3 Chacun de vous respectera sa mère et son père, et observera mes sabbats. Je suis l'Eternel, votre Dieu.

It is noteworthy that the command to honour one’s parents precedes the command to honour the Sabbath. In the Ten Commandments, the order is the other way around. Currid suggests that this ordering reflects the idea that holiness begins in the home.1