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He Walks Among Those Who Walk in His Statutes

26 ‘You shall not make for yourselves [a](A)idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves (B)a graven image or (C)a sacred pillar, nor shall you [b]place a (D)carved stone in your land to bow down [c]to it; for I am Yahweh your God. (E)You shall keep My sabbaths and fear My sanctuary; I am Yahweh. (F)If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to do them, then (G)I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will give forth its produce and the trees of the field will give forth their fruit. (H)Indeed, your threshing will last for you until grape gathering, and grape gathering will last until sowing time. You will thus eat your [d]food to the full and (I)live securely in your land. (J)I shall also give you peace in the land so that (K)you may lie down, with no one making you tremble. (L)I shall also eliminate wild beasts from the land, and (M)no sword will pass through your land. But you will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword; (N)and five of you will pursue one hundred, and one hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword. So I will turn toward you and (O)make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will (P)confirm My covenant with you. 10 (Q)And you will eat the old supply and clear out the old because of the new. 11 (R)Moreover, I will [e]make My [f]dwelling among you, and My soul will not loathe you. 12 (S)I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people. 13 (T)I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and (U)I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:1 Or graven images
  2. Leviticus 26:1 Lit give
  3. Leviticus 26:1 Lit over
  4. Leviticus 26:5 Lit bread
  5. Leviticus 26:11 Lit give
  6. Leviticus 26:11 Or tabernacle

Blessings for Obedience

26 “‘You[a] shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to[b] worship before it, because I am Yahweh your God.

“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and you shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

“‘If you walk in my statutes and you keep my commands and you do them, then[c] I will give you rains in their time, and the land shall give its produce, and the trees of the field shall give their fruit. And for you the threshing season shall overtake the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall overtake the sowing, and you shall eat your food to your fill[d] and you shall live securely[e] in your land. And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and there shall not be anybody who makes you afraid,[f] and I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword shall pass through your land.[g] And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.[h] And five of[i] you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of[j] you shall pursue a myriad;[k] and your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.[l] And I will turn to you, and I will make you fruitful, and I will make you numerous; and I will keep my covenant with you. 10 And you shall eat old grain,[m] and you shall clear away the old before the new.[n] 11 And I will put my dwelling place in your midst, and my inner self[o] shall not abhor you. 12 And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God,[p] and you shall be my people.[q] 13 I am Yahweh, your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke, and I caused you to walk erectly.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:1 Plural throughout the entire chapter
  2. Leviticus 26:1 Or “to”
  3. Leviticus 26:4 Or “and”
  4. Leviticus 26:5 Literally “to contentment”
  5. Leviticus 26:5 Literally “with confidence”
  6. Leviticus 26:6 Literally “who makes afraid” or “making afraid”
  7. Leviticus 26:6 Literally “a sword shall not pass through in your land”
  8. Leviticus 26:7 Literally “to your faces”
  9. Leviticus 26:8 Hebrew “from”
  10. Leviticus 26:8 Hebrew “from”
  11. Leviticus 26:8 Or “ten thousand”
  12. Leviticus 26:8 Literally “to your faces”
  13. Leviticus 26:10 Literally “old what is stale”
  14. Leviticus 26:10 Literally “old from the faces of new you shall bring out”
  15. Leviticus 26:11 Or “soul”
  16. Leviticus 26:12 Or “as a God for you”
  17. Leviticus 26:12 Or “as a people for me”

Reward for Obedience

26 “‘Do not make idols(A) or set up an image(B) or a sacred stone(C) for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone(D) in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.

“‘Observe my Sabbaths(E) and have reverence for my sanctuary.(F) I am the Lord.

“‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey(G) my commands, I will send you rain(H) in its season,(I) and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.(J) Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want(K) and live in safety in your land.(L)

“‘I will grant peace in the land,(M) and you will lie down(N) and no one will make you afraid.(O) I will remove wild beasts(P) from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. You will pursue your enemies,(Q) and they will fall by the sword before you. Five(R) of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.(S)

“‘I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers,(T) and I will keep my covenant(U) with you. 10 You will still be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new.(V) 11 I will put my dwelling place[a](W) among you, and I will not abhor you.(X) 12 I will walk(Y) among you and be your God,(Z) and you will be my people.(AA) 13 I am the Lord your God,(AB) who brought you out of Egypt(AC) so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke(AD) and enabled you to walk with heads held high.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:11 Or my tabernacle