Leviticus 26:12

26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

KJV

I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

26:13 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

What does Leviticus 26:12 mean?

Leviticus 26:12 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַךְ (hâlak), תָּוֶךְ (tâvek), הָיָה (hâyâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

walkהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

amongתָּוֶךְtâvek/taw'-vek/H8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

you,

and

will

beהָיָהhâyâh/haw-yaw/H1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

your

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

and

shall

beהָיָהhâyâh/haw-yaw/H1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

people.עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Topics

Contingencies Quotations and Allusions Reward Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government By God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:12.

Exodus 14:29

But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Exodus 15:19

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

Exodus 2:5

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 1:3

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 1:6

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. firmament: Heb. expansion

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:12 say?

Leviticus 26:12 (King James Version) reads: "And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people."

Is Leviticus 26:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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