Berean Standard Bible

Leviticus 26:2-33

2אֶת־'et-H853You must keepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676and have reverence forתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372My sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518you followתֵּלֵ֑כוּte.Le.khuH1980וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853My statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and carefully keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םtish.me.Ru va.'a.si.TemH8104 H6213אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,

4I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you rainsגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in their seasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256,and the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776will yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414its produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704will bearיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

5Yourthreshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786אֶת־'et-H853will continueוְהִשִּׂ֨יגve.hi.SigH5381until the grape harvestבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210,and the grape harvestוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210will continueיַשִּׂ֣יגya.SigH5381אֶת־'et-H853until sowing timeזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233;you will have your fill ofלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648foodלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398and will dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

6And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965to the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and you will lie downוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901with nothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to fearמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729.I will ridוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יve.hish.ba.TiH7673מִן־min-H4480the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776of dangerousרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451animalsחַיָּ֤הchai.YahH2416,and noלֹא־lo'-H3808swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719will passתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674through your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

7You will pursueוּרְדַפְתֶּ֖םu.re.daf.TemH7291אֶת־'et-H853your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,and they will fallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307by the swordלֶחָֽרֶבle.Cha.revH2719before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440.

8Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568of youwill pursueוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291a hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967,and a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967of youwill pursueיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291ten thousandרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233,and your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will fallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307by the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440.

9I will turnוּפָנִ֣יתִיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437toward youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413and make you fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֣יve.hif.rei.TiH6509אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖יve.hir.bei.TiH7235youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853,and I will establishוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with youאִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854.

10You will still be eatingוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398the oldיָשָׁ֖ןya.ShanH3465supply of grainנוֹשָׁ֑ן וְיָשָׁ֕ןno.Shan ve.ya.ShanH3462 H3465when you need to clear it outתּוֹצִֽיאוּ׃to.Tzi.'uH3318to make room forמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319.

11And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414My dwelling placeמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908among youבְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432,and My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808despiseתִגְעַ֥לtig.'AlH1602youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

12I will walkוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ve.hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980among youבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432and beוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859will beתִּהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

13Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714so that you would no longer beמִֽהְיֹ֥תmih.YotH1961slavesעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650to the Egyptians.I brokeוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665the barsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923and enabled you to walkוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.LekhH1980אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853in uprightnessקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.

14If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,you failלֹ֥אlo'H3808to obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Meוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808and to carry outתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687,

15and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you rejectתִּמְאָ֔סוּ וְאִ֥םtim.'A.su ve.'ImH3988 H518אֶת־'et-H853My statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,despiseתִּגְעַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑םtig.'Al naf.she.KhemH1602 H5315My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and neglectלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115to carry outעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and so breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285,

16thenאַף־'af-H637this is whatזֹּ֣אתzotH2063Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to you:I will bringוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921sudden terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928אֶת־'et-H853,wasting diseaseהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853feverהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920that will destroyמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615your sightעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869and drainוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727your lifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315.You will sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vainלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,because your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will eat itוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398.

17And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you,so that you will be defeatedוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.TemH5062byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.Those who hate youשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130will ruleוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you,and you will fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369pursuesרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291youאֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס'et.KhemH853.

18And ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518afterעַד־'ad-H5704all thisאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Me,I will proceedוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve.ya.saf.TiH3254to punishלְיַסְּרָ֣הle.ya.se.RahH3256youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

19I will break downוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665אֶת־'et-H853your stubbornעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347and makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your skyשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064like ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and your landאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776like bronzeכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154,

20and your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581will be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vainלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385.For your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414itsאֶת־'et-H853produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808bearיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

21Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you walkתֵּֽלְכ֤וּte.le.KhuH1980in hostilityקֶ֔רִיKe.riH7147toward Meעִמִּי֙'i.MiH5973and refuseוְלֹ֥א תֹאב֖וּve.Lo' to.VuH3808 H14to obeyלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085Me,I will multiplyוְיָסַפְתִּ֤י עֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.ya.saf.Ti 'a.lei.KhemH3254 H5921your plaguesמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651,according to your sinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

22I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971אֶת־'et-H853wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704animalsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416against youto rob you of your childrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772אֶת־'et-H853your livestockבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929,and reduceוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591your numbersאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853,until your roadsדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870lie desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.

23And ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518in spite of theseבְּאֵ֔לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428things you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808accept My disciplineתִוָּסְר֖וּti.vas.RuH3256,but continue to walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in hostilityקֶֽרִי׃Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,

24then Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589will actוְהָלַכְתִּ֧י אַף־ve.ha.lakh.Ti 'af-H1980 H637with hostilityבְּקֶ֑רִיbe.Ke.riH7147toward youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,andגַּם־gam-H1571Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

25And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719against youעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921to executeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358the vengeanceנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285.Though you withdrawוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622intoאֶל־'el-H413your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971a plagueדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698among youבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432,and you will be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

26When I cut offבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665yoursupplyמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802will bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574and dole outוְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725your breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948,so that you will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.

27But ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518in spite of all thisבְּזֹ֔אתbe.ZotH2063you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Me,but continue to walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in hostilityבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,

28then I will walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980in furyבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534againstקֶ֑רִיKe.riH7147youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,and Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589,even Iאַף־'af-H637,will punishוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

29You will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your own sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398andוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323.

30I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045אֶת־'et-H853your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853your incense altarsחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and heapוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your lifeless bodiesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297onעַל־'al-H5921the lifeless remainsפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544;and My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will despiseוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

31I will reduceוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892to rubbleחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723and lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074אֶת־'et-H853your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720,and I will refuseוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the pleasingנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207aroma of your sacrificesבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381.

32And Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853will lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341who dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in itwill be appalledוְשָֽׁמְמ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sha.Mu 'a.Lei.haH8074 H5921.

33Butוְאֶתְכֶם֙ve.'et.KhemH853I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719after youאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310as your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776becomesוְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892are laidיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

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