Leviticus 26:29

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

And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

KJV

You will eat the flesh of your sons, and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.

And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall you eat.

26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

What does Leviticus 26:29 mean?

Leviticus 26:29 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), בָּשָׂר (bâsâr), בֵּן (bên).

Hebrew interlinear

And

shall

eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

the

fleshבָּשָׂרbâsâr/baw-sawr'/H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

your

sons,בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

and

the

fleshבָּשָׂרbâsâr/baw-sawr'/H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

your

daughtersבַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

shall

eat.אָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

Topics

Backsliders Disobedience to God Famine Judgments Punishment of the Wicked, the Rebellion Against God Reward

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:29.

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:19

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:4

And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:29 say?

Leviticus 26:29 (King James Version) reads: "And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat."

Is Leviticus 26:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:29 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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