Leviticus 26:24

26:23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

KJV

then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.

Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

What does Leviticus 26:24 mean?

Leviticus 26:24 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַךְ (hâlak), קְרִי (qᵉrîy), נָכָה (nâkâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Then

will

also

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

contraryקְרִיqᵉrîy/ker-ee'/H7147hostile encounter

unto

you,

and

will

punishנָכָהnâkâh/naw-kaw'/H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

you

yetגַּםgam/gam/H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

seven

timesשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

for

your

sins.חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâh/khat-taw-aw'/H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

Topics

Backsliders Contingencies Disobedience to God Famine Impenitence Judgments Plague or Pestilence, the Rebellion Against God Reward

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:24.

Genesis 32:19

And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

Genesis 32:20

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. of me: Heb. my face

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:24 say?

Leviticus 26:24 (King James Version) reads: "Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins."

Is Leviticus 26:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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