Focused Passage

Leviticus 26:3-13

Covenant Blessings, Covenant Discipline, Exile, Confession, and Remembered Mercy

The chapter begins by prohibiting idols and commanding Sabbath observance and sanctuary reverence. It then promises covenant blessings for obedience: rain, harvest, peace, victory, fruitfulness, God's dwelling presence, and covenant fellowship. The chapter then turns to escalating covenant discipline if Israel refuses to listen: terror, disease, defeat, drought, wild beasts, sword, plague, famine, siege, cannibalism, sanctuary desolation, land desolation, scattering among nations, and exile. Yet the chapter concludes with hope: if Israel confesses sin and humbles their uncircumcised hearts, the LORD will remember His covenant with Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, and the land. Even in exile He will not reject or destroy them completely, because He remains the LORD their God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

3If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,

4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

5Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.

6And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.

7You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.

8Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.

9I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.

10You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.

11And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.

12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

13I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.

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References and Original Words

Verse 3

Original words

Ifאִם־H518Conjunctionyou followתֵּלֵ֑כוּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerMy statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֖יH2708Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularand carefully keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּH8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֹתָֽם׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralMy commandmentsמִצְוֺתַ֣יH4687Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Verse 4

Original words

I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyou rainsגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םH1653Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralin their seasonבְּעִתָּ֑םH6256Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluraland the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singularwill yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularits produceיְבוּלָ֔הּH2981Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularand the treesוְעֵ֥ץH6086Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704Article | Noun - masculine singularwill bearיִתֵּ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartheir fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃H6529Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Yourלָכֶ֥םPreposition | second person masculine pluralthreshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙H1786Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwill continueוְהִשִּׂ֨יגH5381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularuntil the grape harvestבָּצִ֔ירH1210Noun - masculine singularand the grape harvestוּבָצִ֖ירH1210Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill continueיַשִּׂ֣יגH5381Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeruntil sowing timeזָ֑רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularyou will have your fill ofלָשֹׂ֔בַעH7648Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularfoodלַחְמְכֶם֙H3899Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralto eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluraland will dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralsecurelyלָבֶ֖טַחH983Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularin your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃H776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 6

Original words

And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙H7965Noun - masculine singularto the landבָּאָ֔רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand you will lie downוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralwith nothingוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbto fearמַחֲרִ֑ידH2729Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularI will ridוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יH7673Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-מִן־H4480Prepositionthe landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularof dangerousרָעָה֙H7451Adjective - feminine singularanimalsחַיָּ֤הH2416Noun - feminine singularand noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleswordוְחֶ֖רֶבH2719Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularwill passתַעֲבֹ֥רH5674Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularthrough your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃H776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 7

Original words

You will pursueוּרְדַפְתֶּ֖םH7291Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland they will fallוְנָפְל֥וּH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralby the swordלֶחָֽרֶבH2719Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularbefore youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙H2568Number - masculine singularof youמִכֶּ֤םPreposition | second person masculine pluralwill pursueוְרָדְפ֨וּH7291Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plurala hundredמֵאָ֔הH3967Number - feminine singularand a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הH3967Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singularof youמִכֶּ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralwill pursueיִרְדֹּ֑פוּH7291Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralten thousandרְבָבָ֣הH7233Number - feminine singularand your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwill fallוְנָפְל֧וּH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralby the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃H2719Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularbefore youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

I will turnוּפָנִ֣יתִיH6437Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singulartoward youאֲלֵיכֶ֔םH413Preposition | second person masculine pluraland make you fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֣יH6509Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶ֔םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraland multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖יH7235Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֑םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraland I will establishוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwith youאִתְּכֶֽם׃H854Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

You will still be eatingוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralthe oldיָשָׁ֖ןH3465Adjective - masculine singularsupply of grainנוֹשָׁ֑ןH3462Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular. . .וְיָשָׁ֕ןH3465Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularwhen you need to clear it outתּוֹצִֽיאוּ׃H3318Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralto make room forמִפְּנֵ֥יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe newחָדָ֖שׁH2319Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularMy dwelling placeמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יH4908Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularamong youבְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwill notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledespiseתִגְעַ֥לH1602Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularyouאֶתְכֶֽם׃H853Direct object marker | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or My tabernacle
  • Or reject; also in verse 30
Verse 12

Original words

I will walkוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙H1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularamong youבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland beוְהָיִ֥יתִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyourלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraland youוְאַתֶּ֖םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill beתִּהְיוּ־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralMyלִ֥יPreposition | first person common singularpeopleלְעָֽם׃H5971Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in 2 Corinthians 6:16
Verse 13

Original words

Iאֲנִ֞יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativebroughtהוֹצֵ֤אתִיH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶם֙H853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralout of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularso that you would no longer beמִֽהְיֹ֥תH1961Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructslavesעֲבָדִ֑יםH5650Noun - masculine pluralto [the Egyptians]לָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralI brokeוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙H7665Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularthe barsמֹטֹ֣תH4133Noun - feminine plural constructof your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔םH5923Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland enabled you to walkוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralin uprightnessקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃פH6968Adverb

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