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Leviticus 26:6

26:5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. rid: Heb. cause to cease

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“‘I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and no one will make you afraid. I will remove evil animals out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

26:7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

What does Leviticus 26:6 mean?

Leviticus 26:6 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

Hebrew interlinear

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And
I
will
giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
in
the
land,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and
ye
shall
lie
down,שָׁכַבshâkab/shaw-kab'/H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
and
none
shall
make
you
afraid:חָרַדchârad/khaw-rad'/H2729to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
and
I
will
ridשָׁבַתshâbath/shaw-bath'/H7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
evilרַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
beastsחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
out
of
the
land,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
neither
shall
the
swordחֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
goעָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
through
your
land.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
rid:
Heb.
cause
to
cease

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:6.

1 Samuel 16:4

And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? coming: Heb. meeting

Ezekiel 34:25

And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

Ezekiel 7:24

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. their holy: or, they shall inherit their holy places

Genesis 26:29

That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. That: Heb. If thou shalt

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Genesis 8:22

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth

Numbers 19:17

And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: ashes: Heb. dust running: Heb. living waters shall be given

Ruth 3:8

And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. turned: or, took hold on

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:6 say?

Leviticus 26:6 (King James Version) reads: "And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. rid: Heb. cause to cease"

Is Leviticus 26:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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