New American Standard Bible 1995
Leviticus 26
Blessings of Obedience
1‘You shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֨וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselvesidolsאֱלִילִ֗ם'e.li.LimH457,norH3808shall you setתָקִ֣ימוּta.Ki.muH6965up for yourselvesan imageוּפֶ֤סֶלu.Fe.selH6459or a sacredpillarוּמַצֵּבָה֙u.ma.tze.VahH4676,norH3808shall you placeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414afiguredמַשְׂכִּ֗יתmas.KitH4906stoneוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776to bowלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812to it; for I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
4thenI shall giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you rainsגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in their seasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256,so that the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776will yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414its produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981and the treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704will bearיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
5Indeed, your threshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786will lastH5381for you untilH5381grapeבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210gatheringH1210,and grapeוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210gatheringH1210will lastH5381untilH5381sowingH2232timeזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233.You will thus eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398yourfoodלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to the fullלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648andliveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.
6I shall also grantוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, so thatyou may lieוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901downH7901with noH369oneH369making youtrembleמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729.I shall also eliminateוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יve.hish.ba.TiH7673harmfulרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsH2421from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andnoלֹא־lo'-H3808swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719will passתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674throughH5674your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.
8fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568of you will chaseוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291a hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967,and a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967of you will chaseיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291tenרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233,and your enemiesH340will fallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you by the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.
13I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318you out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714soH4480that youwould not be their slavesעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650, andI brokeוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665the barsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923and made you walkוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.LekhH1980erectקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.
Penalties of Disobedience
15ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518, instead, yourejectתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988My statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and ifוְאִ֥םve.'ImH518your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorsתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941so as not to carryעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213out allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, and sobreakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285,
16I, in turnאַף־'af-H637,will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213thisH2088to you: I will appointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485overעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you asuddenבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928terrorH928,consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829and feverהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920that will wasteH3615awayH3615the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869and cause thesoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315to pineH1727awayH1727; also,you will sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233uselesslyלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,for your enemiesH340will eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it up.
17I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you so that you will be struckH5062downH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesH340; andthose who hateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you will ruleוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you, andyou will fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when noH369oneH369is pursuingרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291you.
19I will alsobreakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665downH7665your prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of powerעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797;I will also makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your skyשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064like ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270and your earthאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776like bronzeכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154.
20Your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581will be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552uselesslyלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385,for your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776will not yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414its produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981and the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will not yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
21‘Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518then, youactתֵּֽלְכ֤וּte.le.KhuH1980with hostilityקֶ֔רִיKe.riH7147againstעִמִּי֙'i.MiH5973Me and are unwillingוְלֹ֥א תֹאב֖וּve.Lo' to.VuH3808H14to obeyלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085Me, I will increaseוְיָסַפְתִּ֤יve.ya.saf.TiH3254the plagueמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347on yousevenH7651timesH7651according to your sinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.
22I will letH7971looseH7971among you the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,which will bereaveH7921you of your childrenH7921and destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929and reduceוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591your number so thatyour roadsדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870lieH8074desertedH8074.
25I will also bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935upon you a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which will executeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358vengeanceנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359for the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285;and when you gatherוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622together into your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971pestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you, so that you shall be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into enemyH340handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.
26When I breakבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665your staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802will bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574,and they will bringוְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725backH7725your breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899in rationedH4948amountsH4948, so that you willeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398and not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.
30I thenwill destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045your highבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116placesH1116,and cutוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772downH3772yourincenseחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553altarsH2553,and heapוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414yourremainsפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297on theremainsפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,for My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall abhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602you.
33You, however, Iwill scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471and will drawH7385out a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you, as your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776becomesוְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892becomeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.
34‘Thenאָז֩'azH227the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776willenjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521its sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the desolationהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074,while you are in your enemies’H340landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;thenאָ֚ז'azH227the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673andenjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521its sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.
36As for those of you who may be leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,I will also bringוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935weaknessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesH340.And the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a drivenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929will chaseוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291them, and even when noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one is pursuingרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291they will fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127as thoughמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499from the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719,and they will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307.
37They will therefore stumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782over eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251as if runningfrom the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,although noH369oneH369is pursuingוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291;and you will haveתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961no strengthto standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617up beforeH6440your enemiesH340.
39So those of you who may be leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604will rotיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743awayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743because of their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of your enemiesH340;and alsoוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637because of the iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their forefathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1they will rotH4743awayH4743with them.
40‘If they confessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of their forefathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,in their unfaithfulnessH4603whichH834they committedH4603against Me, and alsoוְאַ֕ףve.'AfH637in their actingהָֽלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980with hostilityבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147againstעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973Me--
41I alsoאַף־'af-H637was actingאֵלֵ֤ךְ'e.LekhH1980with hostilityבְּקֶ֔רִיbe.Ke.riH7147againstעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973them, to bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them into the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesH340--orאוֹ־'ov-H176ifאָ֣ז'azH227their uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔לhe.'a.RelH6189heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824becomesH3665humbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665so thatthey thenוְאָ֖זve.'AzH227makeH7521amendsH7521for their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771,
42then I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֖יve.za.khar.TiH2142My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285with Jacobיַעֲק֑וֹבya.'a.KovH3290,and I will rememberאֶזְכֹּ֖ר'ez.KorH2142alsoוְאַף֩ve.'AfH637My covenantבְּרִיתִ֨יbe.ri.TiH1285with Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327, andMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֧יbe.ri.TiH1285with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85as wellוְאַ֨ףve.'AfH637,and I will rememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776.
43For the landוְהָאָרֶץ֩ve.ha.'a.RetzH776will be abandonedתֵּעָזֵ֨בte.'a.ZevH5800by them, and will makeH7521up for its sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676while it is madeH8074desolateבָּהְשַׁמָּה֙bah.sha.MahH8074withoutH4480them. They, meanwhile, will be makingH7521amendsH7521for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771,becauseH3282they rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988My ordinancesבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941and theirsoulנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315abhorredגָּעֲלָ֥הga.'a.LahH1602My statutesחֻקֹּתַ֖יchu.ko.TaiH2708.
44Yet in spiteוְאַף־ גַּם־ve.'af- gam-H637H1571of thisH2088,when they are in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesH340,I will not rejectמְאַסְתִּ֤יםme.'as.TimH3988them, norH3808will I soabhorגְעַלְתִּים֙ge.'al.TimH1602them asto destroyלְכַלֹּתָ֔םle.kha.lo.TamH3615them,breakingלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with them; for I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.
45But I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֥יve.za.khar.TiH2142for them thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with their ancestorsרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I broughtהוֹצֵֽאתִי־ho.tze.ti-H3318out of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471, thatI might be their Godלֵאלֹהִ֖יםle.lo.HimH430.I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”
46Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428are the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941and lawsוְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ve.ha.to.RotH8451whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068establishedנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414betweenH996Himself and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872at Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514.
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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