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

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

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

5 Your 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.

6 And 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.

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

8 Five 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.

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

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

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

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

13 I 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

If אִם־ H518 Conjunction you follow תֵּלֵ֑כוּ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker My statutes בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י H2708 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular and carefully keep תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural . . . וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֹתָֽם׃ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural My commandments מִצְוֺתַ֣י H4687 Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Verse 4

Original words

I will give וְנָתַתִּ֥י H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular you rains גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם H1653 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural in their season בְּעִתָּ֑ם H6256 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural and the land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular will yield וְנָתְנָ֤ה H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular its produce יְבוּלָ֔הּ H2981 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and the trees וְעֵ֥ץ H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular will bear יִתֵּ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular their fruit פִּרְיֽוֹ׃ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Your לָכֶ֥ם Preposition | second person masculine plural threshing דַּ֙יִשׁ֙ H1786 Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker will continue וְהִשִּׂ֨יג H5381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular until the grape harvest בָּצִ֔יר H1210 Noun - masculine singular and the grape harvest וּבָצִ֖יר H1210 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will continue יַשִּׂ֣יג H5381 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker until sowing time זָ֑רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular you will have your fill of לָשֹׂ֔בַע H7648 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular food לַחְמְכֶם֙ H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural to eat וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural and will dwell וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural securely לָבֶ֖טַח H983 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular in your land בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 6

Original words

And I will give וְנָתַתִּ֤י H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular peace שָׁלוֹם֙ H7965 Noun - masculine singular to the land בָּאָ֔רֶץ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular and you will lie down וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם H7901 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural with nothing וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb to fear מַחֲרִ֑יד H2729 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular I will rid וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞י H7673 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - מִן־ H4480 Preposition the land הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular of dangerous רָעָה֙ H7451 Adjective - feminine singular animals חַיָּ֤ה H2416 Noun - feminine singular and no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle sword וְחֶ֖רֶב H2719 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular will pass תַעֲבֹ֥ר H5674 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular through your land בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 7

Original words

You will pursue וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם H7291 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker your enemies אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם H341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural and they will fall וְנָפְל֥וּ H5307 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural by the sword לֶחָֽרֶב H2719 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular before you לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

Five חֲמִשָּׁה֙ H2568 Number - masculine singular of you מִכֶּ֤ם Preposition | second person masculine plural will pursue וְרָדְפ֨וּ H7291 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural a hundred מֵאָ֔ה H3967 Number - feminine singular and a hundred וּמֵאָ֥ה H3967 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular of you מִכֶּ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural will pursue יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ H7291 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural ten thousand רְבָבָ֣ה H7233 Number - feminine singular and your enemies אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם H341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural will fall וְנָפְל֧וּ H5307 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural by the sword לֶחָֽרֶב׃ H2719 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular before you לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

I will turn וּפָנִ֣יתִי H6437 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular toward you אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם H413 Preposition | second person masculine plural and make you fruitful וְהִפְרֵיתִ֣י H6509 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶתְכֶ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural and multiply וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖י H7235 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular you אֶתְכֶ֑ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural and I will establish וַהֲקִימֹתִ֥י H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My covenant בְּרִיתִ֖י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular with you אִתְּכֶֽם׃ H854 Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

You will still be eating וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural the old יָשָׁ֖ן H3465 Adjective - masculine singular supply of grain נוֹשָׁ֑ן H3462 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular . . . וְיָשָׁ֕ן H3465 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular when you need to clear it out תּוֹצִֽיאוּ׃ H3318 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural to make room for מִפְּנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct the new חָדָ֖שׁ H2319 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

And I will make וְנָתַתִּ֥י H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular My dwelling place מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י H4908 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular among you בְּתוֹכְכֶ֑ם H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural and My soul נַפְשִׁ֖י H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular will not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle despise תִגְעַ֥ל H1602 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular you אֶתְכֶֽם׃ H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

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

Original words

I will walk וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular among you בְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔ם H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural and be וְהָיִ֥יתִי H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular your לָכֶ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural God לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural and you וְאַתֶּ֖ם H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural will be תִּהְיוּ־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural My לִ֥י Preposition | first person common singular people לְעָֽם׃ H5971 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in 2 Corinthians 6:16
Verse 13

Original words

I אֲנִ֞י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural who אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative brought הוֹצֵ֤אתִי H3318 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular you אֶתְכֶם֙ H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural out of the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular so that you would no longer be מִֽהְיֹ֥ת H1961 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct slaves עֲבָדִ֑ים H5650 Noun - masculine plural to [the Egyptians] לָהֶ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural I broke וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙ H7665 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular the bars מֹטֹ֣ת H4133 Noun - feminine plural construct of your yoke עֻלְּכֶ֔ם H5923 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural and enabled you to walk וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular - אֶתְכֶ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural in uprightness קֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃פ H6968 Adverb

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