Leviticus 26:14

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.

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

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“‘But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;

26:15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

What does Leviticus 26:14 mean?

Leviticus 26:14 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), מִצְוָה (mitsvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

But

will

not

hearkenשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

unto

me,

and

will

not

doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

all

these

commandments;מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:14.

2 Samuel 13:16

And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:14 say?

Leviticus 26:14 (King James Version) reads: "But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;"

Is Leviticus 26:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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