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Leviticuschapter 26

46 verses · Moses, by tradition · 15th to 13th century BC · The Law

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Leviticus 26— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

In Jewish life

Jewish practice and Jewish teaching both have something to say about Leviticus 26. Three things follow: where it is read, what is done because of it, and how the rabbis have taught it. The purpose is to inform a Christian reader what Jews believe and how Judaism was and is practised.

The reading

Weekly portion 32 of 54

בְּהַר Behar, Leviticus 25:1 to 26:2

Read with it: Jeremiah 32:6 to 32:27.

Weekly portion 33 of 54

בְּחֻקֹּתַי Bechukotai, Leviticus 26:3 to 27:34

Read with it: Jeremiah 16:19 to 17:14.

The verse numbers here are the ones a Hebrew Bible carries, which differ from an English Bible by a verse or two in several places. The Sephardi reading is named only where this site records a difference; communities vary beyond what is listed. What these books are, and how a Christian reader meets them →

Where the rabbis cite this chapter

2 rows sit beside their verses in the text, on 2 verses of this chapter. No row that speaks to the chapter as a whole is recorded. Every quote links to its full source.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria (sefaria.org); excerpts follow each version’s license, and every passage opens at its source.

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Leviticus 26:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וְנָתַתִּ֥יvenatatiand I will putH5414מִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmishkanidwelling place myH4908בְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םbetokhemin midst of youH8432וְלֹֽא־velo'-and notH3808תִגְעַ֥לtigalit will abhorH1602נַפְשִׁ֖יnafshiself myH5315אֶתְכֶֽם׃ʾetkhem<obj.> youH853

Ramban on Leviticus 26:11

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“This means the Sanctuary [at Jerusalem].” AND MY SOUL SHALL NOT ‘THIG’AL’ (ABHOR) YOU. “This means that My spirit shall not reject you.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

Leviticus 26:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙vehithalakhtiand I will walk aboutH1980בְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbetokhemin midst of youH8432וְהָיִ֥יתִיvehayitiand I will becomeH1961לָכֶ֖םlakhemfor <the> youלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםlelohim<into> GodH430וְאַתֶּ֖םveatemand youH859תִּהְיוּ־tihyu-you will becomeH1961לִ֥יlifor <the> meלְעָֽם׃leam<into> a peopleH5971

Ramban on Leviticus 26:12

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
This means that My conduct with you will be well-known, as when a monarch walks in the midst of his army, supplying them with all their needs.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

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