Revised Version 1895
Leviticus 26
1Ye shallmakeתִתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414youH3588noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808idolsאֱלִילִ֗ם'e.li.LimH457,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shall ye rearyouH3588upתָקִ֣ימוּta.Ki.muH6965agravenH6459imageH6459, or apillarוּמַצֵּבָה֙u.ma.tze.VahH4676,neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808shall yeplaceH5414anyH5414figuredמַשְׂכִּ֗יתmas.KitH4906stoneוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776, tobowלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812unto it: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
4then I willgiveH5414yourrainsגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in theirseasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256, and thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shallyieldH5414herH5414increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981, and thetreesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shallyieldH5414theirfruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
5And yourthreshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786shallreachוְהִשִּׂ֨יגve.hi.SigH5381unto thevintageבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210, and thevintageוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210shallreachיַשִּׂ֣יגya.SigH5381unto thesowingזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233time: and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398yourbreadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to thefullלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.
6And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and ye shalllieוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901downH7901, andnoneH369shallmakeH5414youH5414afraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729: and I willcauseH5414evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֤הchai.YahH2416toceaseH369outH4480of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shall theswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719goתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674throughH4480yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.
8Andfiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568ofyouH6440shallchaseוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291anhundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967ofyouH6440shallchaseיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291tenרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233: and yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shallfallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307beforeH6440youH6440by theswordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.
13I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834broughtH3318youH834forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, that ye shouldnotH1961be their bondmen; and I havebrokenוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665thebarsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923, andmadeH1961youH834goH3318uprightקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.
15andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518ye shallrejectתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988mystatutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andifוְאִ֥םve.'ImH518yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,soH6213that ye willnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115doH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, butbreakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285;
16I also willdoH6213this untoyouH5921; I willappointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928overyouH5921,evenאַף־'af-H637consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829andfeverהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920, that shallconsumeH398theeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, andmakeH6213thesoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315topineוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727awayמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615: and ye shallsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vain, for yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shalleatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it.
17And I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceH6440againstH6440youH5414, and ye shall be smittenbeforeH6440yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341: they thathateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130youH5414shallruleוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287overyouH5414; and ye shallfleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127whennoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369pursuethyouH5414.
20and yourstrengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581shall bespentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vain: for yourlandאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808yieldH5414herH5414increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall thetreesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldH5414theirfruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
22And I willsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971thebeastH929of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704amongyouH7971,whichH929shall robyouH7971of yourchildrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921, anddestroyH3772yourcattleH929, andmakeH3772youH7971fewוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591in number; and yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870shallbecomeH8074desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.
25And I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935aswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719uponעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH5414, that shallexecuteנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358thevengeanceנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of thecovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285; and ye shall begatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622togetherH622withinבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432yourcitiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892: and I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971thepestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongyouH5414; and ye shall bedeliveredH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.
26When Ibreakבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665yourstaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofbreadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802shallbakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644yourbreadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574, and they shall deliver yourbreadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899againוְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725byweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948: and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808besatisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.
30And I willdestroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045yourhighבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116placesH1116, andcutוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772downH3772your sun-images, andcastH5414your carcasesuponעַל־'al-H5921the carcases of youridolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544; and mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shallabhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602youH5414.
31And I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414yourcitiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892awasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723, and willbringH5414yoursanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720untodesolationוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074, and I willnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the savour of your sweet odours.
33AndyouH853will Iscatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471, and I will drawoutH1471theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youH853: and yourlandאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall be adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and yourcitiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892shall be awasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.
34Then shall thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521herH3605sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676, aslongיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as it liethdesolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074, and ye be in your enemies’landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;evenH853then shall thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rest, andenjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521herH3605sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.
36And as for them that areleftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604ofyouH935, I will send a faintnessintoH935theirheartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in thelandsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341: and thesoundק֚וֹלKolH6963of adrivenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929shallchaseH7291them; and they shallfleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127, as one fleeth from theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719; and they shallfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307whennoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pursueth.
37And they shallstumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782oneuponתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251, as it werebeforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719, whennoneאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369pursueth: and ye shall havenoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808power tostandתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.
39And they that areleftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604ofyouH776shall pineawayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in theiriniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in your enemies’landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776; and also in theiniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1shall they pineawayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743with them.
40And they shallconfessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034theiriniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771, and theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, in theirtrespassבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they trespassedagainstH5973meH5973, and also thatbecauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they havewalkedהָֽלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980contrary untomeH5973,
41I also walked contrary unto them, andbroughtוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935themintoH935thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341:ifאוֹ־'ov-H176then theiruncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔לhe.'a.RelH6189heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824behumbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665, and they thenacceptיִרְצ֥וּyir.TzuH7521of thepunishmentH5771of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771;
42then will Irememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֖יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285withJacobיַעֲק֑וֹבya.'a.KovH3290; and also mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֨יbe.ri.TiH1285withIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327, and also mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֧יbe.ri.TiH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85will Irememberאֶזְכֹּ֖ר'ez.KorH2142; and I willrememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142thelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776.
43Thelandוְהָאָרֶץ֩ve.ha.'a.RetzH776also shall beleftH5800of them, and shallenjoyוְתִ֣רֶץve.Ti.retzH7521herH1602sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676,whileH5315she liethdesolateבָּהְשַׁמָּה֙bah.sha.MahH8074without them; and they shallacceptיִרְצ֣וּyir.TzuH7521of thepunishmentH5771of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282,evenH853becauseוּבְיַ֔עַןu.ve.Ya.'anH3282theyrejectedH5800myjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941, and theirsoulH5315abhorredH1602mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֖יchu.ko.TaiH2708.
44And yet forallH3615that, when they be in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rejectמְאַסְתִּ֤יםme.'as.TimH3988them,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will Iabhorגְעַלְתִּים֙ge.'al.TimH1602them, todestroyH3615them utterly, and tobreakלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with them: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430:
45but I will for their sakesrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֥יve.za.khar.TiH2142thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theirancestorsרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834IbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471, that I might be theirGodלֵאלֹהִ֖יםle.lo.HimH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
46Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428are thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941andlawsוְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ve.ha.to.RotH8451,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068madeנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414betweenH996him and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ 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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