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Leviticus 26:6

in Leviticus 26

And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

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.

This verse in Leviticus 26

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The sword - That is, war, as the sword is oft taken. It shall not enter into it, nor have passage through it, much less shall your land be made the seat of war.

This site's exposition

And I will give peace in the land

on Leviticus 26:6-8

Peace here is measured by sleep. A man lies down and nobody makes him afraid, the wild beasts are cleared out, and no army crosses the ground. The arithmetic of verse 8 then breaks on purpose, five chasing a hundred and a hundred chasing ten thousand, so the larger company fights at five times the rate of the smaller one.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers3 voices

A commentator

Caesarius of Arles

SERMON 105.6 · Written before 542.

proposed

"You may lie down to rest without anxiety." Moreover, Solomon says in the book of Proverbs, "When you sit down, you need not be afraid. When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet and you will not be afraid of sudden terror or of …

A commentator

Caesarius of Arles

SERMON 105.8 · Written before 542.

proposed

"I will rid your country of ravenous beasts and keep war from sweeping across your land." There are many fights which pass over our land, if we do not observe the law of God and keep his commands. Let each one return to his own …

A commentator

Caesarius of Arles

SERMON 105.5 · Written before 542.

proposed

Then follow the words "and I will establish peace in your lands." What peace does God give? The peace which the world possesses? Christ says he does not give that kind of peace, for he declares, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And I will give peace in the land,....

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will give

    venatatiH54142011 times

  • שָׁלוֹם֙peace

    shalomH7965

  • בָּאָ֔רֶץin the land

    baaretzH7762504 times

  • וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םand you will lie down

    ushekhavtemH7901212 times

  • וְאֵ֣יןand there not

    veeinH369789 times

  • מַחֲרִ֑יד[will be one who] terrifies

    macharidH2729

  • וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יand I will cause to cease

    vehishbatiH767371 times

  • חַיָּ֤הanimal[s]

    chaiyahH2416498 times

  • רָעָה֙wild

    raahH7451662 times

  • מִן־from

    min-H44801188 times

  • הָאָ֔רֶץthe land

    haaretzH7762504 times

  • וְחֶ֖רֶבand a sword

    vecherevH2719413 times

  • לֹא־not

    lo'-H38085168 times

  • תַעֲבֹ֥רit will pass

    taavorH5674556 times

  • בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃in land your

    beartzekhemH7762504 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Hosea 2:18

    On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish…

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 34:25

      I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Ezekiel 39:9–10

      Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they…

    • Psalms 46:9

      He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

  • Through

    Psalms 147:14

    He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 29:11

      The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

    • Isaiah 60:17–18

      Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness…

    • Psalms 81:16

      But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

    • Psalms 132:15

      I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 30:10

    As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 46:27–28

      But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of…

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 105.6; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 105.8; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 105.5; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.