Leviticus 26:13

Leviticus 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
• New International Version (NIV)I am the Lord your God, who brought you out 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 with heads held high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright.

Context of Leviticus 26:13

11“I will put my tent among you, and I will never look at you with disgust. 12So I will live among you and be your God, and you will be my people. I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt so that you are no longer slaves of the Egyptians. I have broken their power over you and made you live as a free people. 14“If you will not listen to me and obey all these commands, 15if you reject my laws and look at my rules with disgust, if you reject my promise by disobeying my commands,

Leviticus 26:13 word by word

אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצֵ֤אתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִֽהְיֹ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם עֲבָדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙ מֹטֹ֣ת עֻלְּכֶ֔ם וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אֶתְכֶ֖ם קֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which brought you forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• that ye should not be their bondmenעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and I have brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the bandsמוֹטָהmôţâh · yokeH4133
• of your yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• and made you goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• uprightקוֹמְמִיּוּתqômemîyûth · uprightnessH6968

Cross-references for Leviticus 26:13

• Leviticus 25:38I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you Canaan and to be your God.
• Exodus 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
• Psalms 81:6“I removed the burden from his shoulder. His hands were freed from the basket.
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Don’t you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don’t belong to yourselves.
• Psalms 116:16O Lord, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.
• Isaiah 51:23I will put it in the hands of those who made you suffer. They said to you, “Lie down so that we can walk over you.” So you made your back like the ground and like a street for them to cross.
• Jeremiah 2:20“Long ago you broke off your yoke, tore off your chains, and said that you wouldn’t be a slave. You lay down and acted like a prostitute on every high hill and under every large tree.
• Ezekiel 34:27Then the trees in the field will produce fruit, the land will yield crops, and my sheep will live safely in their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will break off the bars on their yokes and rescue them from the people who made them slaves.

Commentaries on Leviticus 26:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-45Verses 3-45 As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons, called…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13the bars of your yoke: A yoke is a wooden frame that fits over a slave's shoulders and neck. It is used to carry heavy items like water pails. Compare with Romans 6:16–22.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright--a metaphorical expression to denote their emancipation from Egyptian slavery.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 26:13

• Blessing
• Contingencies
• Obedience
• Reward
• Yoke

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Egypt, Egyptian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cast
• Chastise
• Enjoy
• Faintness
• Fall
• Rid

Commentaries on Leviticus 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings