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Leviticus 26:27

26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

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“‘If you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but walk contrary to me;

And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me;

26:28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

What does Leviticus 26:27 mean?

Leviticus 26:27 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זֹאת (zôʼth), שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), הָלַךְ (hâlak).

Hebrew interlinear

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And
if
ye
will
not
for
all
thisזֹאתzôʼth/zothe'/H2063this (often used adverb)
hearkenשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto
me,
but
walkהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
contraryקְרִיqᵉrîy/ker-ee'/H7147hostile encounter
unto
me;

Topics

BackslidersContingenciesDisobedience to GodFamineJudgmentsRebellion Against GodReward

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:27.

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

Genesis 34:17

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:27 say?

Leviticus 26:27 (King James Version) reads: "And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;"

Is Leviticus 26:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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