New English Translation
Leviticus 26:5
5Threshing season will extend for you until the season for harvesting grapes, and the season for harvesting grapes will extend until sowing season, so you will eat your bread until you are satisfied, and you will live securely in your land.
Leviticus 26:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
- New International Version (NIV)Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
Context of Leviticus 26:5
3“‘If you walk in my statutes and are sure to obey my commandments, 4I will give you your rains in their time so that the land will give its yield and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. Threshing season will extend for you until the season for harvesting grapes, and the season for harvesting grapes will extend until sowing season, so you will eat your bread until you are satisfied, and you will live securely in your land. 6I will grant peace in the land so that you will lie down to sleep without anyone terrifying you. I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword of war will pass through your land. 7You will pursue your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword.
Read all of Leviticus 26Leviticus 26:5 word by word
וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֙יִשׁ֙ אֶת־בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג אֶת־זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And your threshingדַּ֫יִשׁdayish · threshingH1786
- shall reachנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
- unto the vintageבָּצִירbâtsîyr · vintageH1210
- unto the sowing timeזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
- and ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- your breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- to the fullשֹׂ֫בַעώôba‛ · satietyH7648
- and dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- safelyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
Cross-references for Leviticus 26:5
- Amos 9:13“Be sure of this, the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when the plowman will catch up to the reaper and the one who stomps the grapes will overtake the planter. Juice will run down the slopes, it will flow down all the hillsides.
- Matthew 9:37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
- John 4:35Don’t you say, ‘There are four more months and then comes the harvest?’ I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest!
- Leviticus 25:19“‘The land will give its fruit and you may eat until you are satisfied, and you may live securely in the land.
- Exodus 16:8Moses said, “You will know this when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the Lord has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.”
- Deuteronomy 11:15I will provide pasture for your livestock and you will eat your fill.”
- Joel 2:19The Lord responded to his people, “Look! I am about to restore your grain as well as fresh wine and olive oil. You will be fully satisfied. I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations.
- Acts 14:17yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”
- 1 Timothy 6:17Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.
- Leviticus 25:18You must obey my statutes and my regulations; you must be sure to keep them so that you may live securely in the land.
- Job 11:18And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety.
- Psalms 46:1God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.
- Psalms 90:1O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!
- Psalms 91:1As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
- Proverbs 1:33But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
Commentaries on Leviticus 26:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Your threshing shall reach unto the vintage - According to Pliny, Hist. Nat., l. xviii., c. 18, the Egyptians reaped their barley six months, and their oats seven months, after seed time; for they sowed all their grain about the end of summer, when the overflowings of the Nile had ceased. It was nearly the same in Judaea: they sowed their corn and barley towards the end of autumn, and about the month of October; and they began their barley-harvest after…Read the comment
- 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. 5When Israel returned from captivity, God promised such a great harvest that it would last until the time of planting the next crops (see Amos 9:13; Joel 3:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time, &c.--The barley harvest in Judea was about the middle of April; the wheat harvest about six weeks after, or in the beginning of June. After the harvest came the vintage, and fruit gathering towards the latter end of July. Moses led the Hebrews to believe that, provided they were faithful to God, there would be no idle time between the harvest and vintage, so…Read the comment
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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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