Tree of Life Version
Leviticus 26:6
6“I will bring shalom in the land, and you will lie down, with no one making you afraid. I will remove dangerous beasts from the land and no sword will pass through your land.
Leviticus 26:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land.
Context of Leviticus 26:6
4then I will give you rains in their season, the land will yield its crops, and the trees of the field will yield their fruit. 5Your threshing will last until grape gathering, the grape gathering will last until the sowing time, you will eat your bread to the full, and live securely in your land. “I will bring shalom in the land, and you will lie down, with no one making you afraid. I will remove dangerous beasts from the land and no sword will pass through your land. 7You will chase your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword. 8Five of you will chase 100 and 100 of you will chase 10,000, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
Read all of Leviticus 26Leviticus 26:6 word by word
וְנָתַתִּ֤י שָׁלוֹם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞י חַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְחֶ֖רֶב לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and ye shall lie downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- afraidחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
- and I will ridשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
- evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
- beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
- neither shall the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- goעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
Cross-references for Leviticus 26:6
- 1 Chronicles 22:9Behold, a son will be born to you who will be a man at rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon and I will confer shalom and quietness on Israel in his days.
- Psalms 29:11Adonai gives strength to His people. Adonai blesses His people with shalom.
- Psalms 147:14He puts shalom within your borders. He satisfies you with the finest wheat.
- Isaiah 9:7Adonai sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
- Isaiah 45:7I form light and create darkness. I make shalom and create calamity. I, Adonai, do all these things.
- Jeremiah 30:10So now, do not fear, Jacob My servant,” says Adonai, “nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from afar, your seed from the land of their exile. Jacob will again be quiet and at ease, and no one will make him afraid.
- Hosea 2:18In that day—it is a declaration of Adonai— you will proclaim, ‘My husband,’ and never again call Me, ‘My Baal.’
- Micah 4:4But each man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, with no one causing terror, for the mouth of Adonai-Tzva’ot has spoken.
- Haggai 2:9“The glory of this latter House will be greater than the former,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. “In this place, I will grant shalom”—it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
- Zechariah 9:10I will banish chariots from Ephraim and horses from Jerusalem, and the war bow will be broken. He will speak shalom to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
- John 14:27“Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.
- Romans 5:1Therefore, having been made righteous by trusting, we have shalom with God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
- Philippians 4:7And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.
- Job 11:19You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, many will seek your favor.
- Psalms 3:5I cry out to Adonai with my voice, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
- Psalms 4:8You have put joy in my heart— more joy than when their grain and new wine overflow.
Commentaries on Leviticus 26:6
- 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. 3-39These blessings and curses are similar to a key part of ancient Near Eastern treaties between a suzerain (a powerful king) and a vassal (a lesser king). In these treaties, the suzerain king promised to protect the vassal king and his land. In return, the vassal swore loyalty to the suzerain. Blessings and curses followed, with curses usually being longer (compare Leviticus 26:3–13 with 26:14–39; see also Deuteronomy 27:15–28:68). These treaties often…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-133. If ye walk in my statutes--In that covenant into which God graciously entered with the people of Israel, He promised to bestow upon them a variety of blessings, so long as they continued obedient to Him as their Almighty Ruler; and in their subsequent history that people found every promise amply fulfilled, in the enjoyment of plenty, peace, a populous country, and victory over all enemies.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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