King James Version
Leviticus 26
1Ye shall makeתַעֲשׂ֨וּta.'a.SuH6213you no idolsאֱלִילִ֗ם'e.li.LimH457nor graven imageוּפֶ֤סֶלu.Fe.selH6459,neither rear you upתָקִ֣ימוּta.Ki.muH6965a standing imageוּמַצֵּבָה֙u.ma.tze.VahH4676,neither shall ye set upתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414anyimageמַשְׂכִּ֗יתmas.KitH4906of stoneוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,to bow downלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812unto it: for I amthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
4Then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you rainגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in due seasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256,and the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shall yieldיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
5And your threshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786shall reachוְהִשִּׂ֨יגve.hi.SigH5381unto the vintageבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210,and the vintageוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210shall reachיַשִּׂ֣יגya.SigH5381unto the sowing timeזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to the fullלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648,and dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.
6And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and ye shall lie downוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901, and none shall make youafraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729:and I will ridוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יve.hish.ba.TiH7673evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֤הchai.YahH2416out of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,neither shall the swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719goתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674through your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.
8And fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568of you shall chaseוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291an hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967,and an hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967of you shall put ten thousandרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233to flightיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291:and your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall fallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you by the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.
13I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you forthהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that ye should not be their bondmenעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650;and I have brokenוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665the bandsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923,and made you goH3212uprightקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.
15And if ye shall despiseתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,or if your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,so that ye will not doעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, butthat ye breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285:
16I also will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213this unto you; I will even appointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485over you terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928,consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829,and the burning agueהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920,that shall consumeמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and cause sorrowוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727of heartנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:and ye shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vainלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,for your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it.
17And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you, and ye shall be slainוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.TemH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:they that hateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you shall reignוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you; and ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when none pursuethרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291you.
19And I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your powerעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your heavenשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064as ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270,and your earthאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776as brassכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154:
20And your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581shall be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vainלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385:for your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall not yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,neither shall the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitsפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
22I will also sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416among you, which shall rob you of your childrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921,and destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929,and make you few in numberוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591; and your highwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870shall be desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.
25And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719upon you, that shall avengeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358the quarrelנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of mycovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285:and when ye are gathered togetherוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622withinאֶל־'el-H413your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971the pestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you; and ye shall be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.
26Andwhen I have brokenבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of your breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802shall bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574,and they shall deliverH7725youyour breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899againH7725by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398,and not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.
30And I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,and cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772your imagesחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and castוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414your carcasesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297upon the carcasesפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall abhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602you.
31And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723,and bringH8074your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720unto desolationH8074,and I will not smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the savourבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381of your sweet odoursנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207.
33And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you: and your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.
34Then shall the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676,as longיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as it lieth desolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074, and ye bein your enemies’אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776; eventhen shall the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673,and enjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.
36And upon them that are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604aliveof you I will sendוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935a faintnessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;and the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a shakenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929shall chaseוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291them; and they shall fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127,as fleeingמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499from a swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719;and they shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307when none pursuethרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291.
37And they shall fallוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376upon anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251,as it were beforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,when none pursuethוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291:and ye shall have no power to standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.
39And they that are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604of you shall pine awayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in your enemies’אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776;and also in the iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1shall they pine awayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743with them.
40If they shall confessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771,and the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,with their trespassבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604which they trespassedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against me, and that also they have walkedהָֽלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980contraryבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147unto me;
41And thatI also have walkedH3212contraryבְּקֶ֔רִיbe.Ke.riH7147unto them, and have broughtוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them into the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;if thenאוֹ־'ov-H176their uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔לhe.'a.RelH6189heartsלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824be humbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665,and they then acceptיִרְצ֥וּyir.TzuH7521of the punishment of their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771:
42Then will I rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֖יve.za.khar.TiH2142my covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285with Jacobיַעֲק֑וֹבya.'a.KovH3290,and also my covenantבְּרִיתִ֨יbe.ri.TiH1285with Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327,and also my covenantבְּרִיתִ֧יbe.ri.TiH1285with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85will I rememberאֶזְכֹּ֖ר'ez.KorH2142;and I will rememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776.
43The landוְהָאָרֶץ֩ve.ha.'a.RetzH776also shall be leftתֵּעָזֵ֨בte.'a.ZevH5800of them, and shall enjoyוְתִ֣רֶץve.Ti.retzH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676,while she lieth desolateבָּהְשַׁמָּה֙bah.sha.MahH8074without them: and they shall acceptיִרְצ֣וּyir.TzuH7521of the punishment of their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282,even becauseוּבְיַ֔עַןu.ve.Ya.'anH3282they despisedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988my judgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941,and because their soulנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315abhorredגָּעֲלָ֥הga.'a.LahH1602my statutesחֻקֹּתַ֖יchu.ko.TaiH2708.
44And yetוְאַף־ve.'af-H637for all thatזֹ֠אתzotH2063,when they beגַּם־gam-H1571in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,I will not cast them awayמְאַסְתִּ֤יםme.'as.TimH3988,neither will I abhorגְעַלְתִּים֙ge.'al.TimH1602them, to destroy them utterlyלְכַלֹּתָ֔םle.kha.lo.TamH3615,and to breakלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with them: for I amthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.
45But I will for their sakes rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֥יve.za.khar.TiH2142the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of their ancestorsרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223,whom I brought forthהוֹצֵֽאתִי־ho.tze.ti-H3318out of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471,that I might be their Godלֵאלֹהִ֖יםle.lo.HimH430: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
46These arethe statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941and lawsוְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ve.ha.to.RotH8451,which the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068madeנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414between him and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.
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
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