Exodus 15 · Verse 26

Exodus 15:26

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Exodus 15:26, King James Version

Exodus 15:26 in other translations

BSBsaying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
WEBHe said, “If you will diligently listen to the LORD your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”
ASVand he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.
YLTand He saith, ‘If thou dost really hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and dost that which is right in His eyes, and hast hearkened to His commands, and kept all His statutes: none of the sickness which I laid on the Egyptians do I lay on thee, for I, Jehovah, am healing thee.
DARBYAnd he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do what is right in his eyes, and incline thine ears to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the complaints upon thee that I have put upon the Egyptians; for I am Jehovah who healeth thee.
BBEAnd he said, If with all your heart you will give attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his eyes, giving ear to his orders and keeping his laws, I will not put on you any of the diseases which I put on the Egyptians: for I am the Lord your life-giver.
WebsterAnd said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes; I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

What does Exodus 15:26 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 If thou wilt diligently hearken - What is contained in this verse appears to be what is intended by the statute and ordinance mentioned in the preceding: If thou wilt diligently hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, etc. This statute and ordinance implied the three following particulars: 1. That they should acknowledge Jehovah for their God, and thus avoid all idolatry. 2. That they should receive his word and testimony as a Divine revelation, binding on their hearts and lives, and thus be saved from profligacy of every kind, and from acknowledging the maxims or adopting the customs of the neighboring nations. 3. That they should continue to do so, and adorn their profession with a holy life. T hese things being attended to, then the promise of God was, that they should have none of the diseases of the Egyptians put on them; that they should be kept in a state of health of body and peace of mind; and if at any time they should be afflicted, on application to God the evil should be removed, because he was their healer or physician - I am the Lord that healeth thee. That the Israelites had in general a very good state of health, their history warrants us to believe; and when they were afflicted, as in the case of the fiery serpents, on application to God they were all healed. The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel states that the statutes which Moses received at this time were commandments concerning the observance of the Sabbath, duty to parents, the ordinances concerning wounds and bruises, and the penalties which sinners should incur by transgressing them. But it appears that the general ordinances already mentioned are those which are intended here, and this seems to be proved beyond dispute by Jer 7:22, Jer 7:23 : "For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-offerings or sacrifices: but this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 15:22-27

In the wilderness of Shur the Israelites had no water. At Marah they had water, but it was bitter; so that they could not drink it. God can make bitter to us that from which we promise ourselves most, and often does so in the wilderness of this world, that our wants, and disappointments in the creature, may drive us to the Creator, in whose favour alone true comfort is to be had. In this distress the people fretted…

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Exodus 15:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
אִם\־'im-<if>H518
שָׁמ֨וֹעַsha.Mo.a'certainly [if] <to listen>H8085
תִּשְׁמַ֜עtish.Ma'you will listenH8085
לְק֣וֹל\׀le.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
וְהַיָּשָׁ֤רve.hai.ya.Sharand the rightH3477
בְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.Navin view hisH5869
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213
וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.zan.Taand you will give earH238
לְמִצְוֹתָ֔יוle.mitz.vo.Tavto commandments hisH4687
וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.mar.Taand you will keepH8104
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֻקָּ֑יוchu.Kavdecrees hisH2706
כָּֽל\־kal-anyH3605
הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞הha.ma.cha.Lah<the> sicknessH4245
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
שַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiI putH7760
בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimon EgyptH4714
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
אָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimI will putH7760
עָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
רֹפְאֶֽךָ\׃\ \סro.fe.'E.kha[who] heals youH7495

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Cross references for Exodus 15:26

  • Psalms 103:3

    Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

  • Deuteronomy 7:15

    And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

  • Exodus 23:25

    And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

  • Psalms 41:3-4

    The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

  • Psalms 147:3

    He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  • Jeremiah 33:6

    Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  • Deuteronomy 28:1-15

    And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …

  • Leviticus 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.

  • Job 5:18

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  • James 5:11-16

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: …

  • Isaiah 57:18

    I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
If thou.
Le 26:3,13; De 7:12,13,15; 28:1-15
and wilt.
De 12:28; 13:18; 1Ki 11:33,38; 2Ki 22:2; Eze 18:5
diseases.
9:10,11; 12:29; De 7:15; 28:27,60
for I am.
23:25; 2Ki 20:5; Job 5:18; Ps 41:3,4; 103:3; 147:3; Isa 57:18
Jer 8:22; 33:6; Ho 6:1; Jas 5:11-16

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Context

  • Exodus 15:25

    And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

  • Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  • Exodus 15:27

    And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

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Exodus 15:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo: Si oyeres atentamente la voz de Jehová tu Dios, é hicieres lo recto delante de sus ojos, y dieres oído á sus mandamientos, y guardares todos sus estatutos, ninguna enfermedad de las que envié á los Egipcios te enviaré á ti; porque yo soy Jehová tu Sanador.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et dit: Si tu écoutes attentivement la voix de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, et si tu fais ce qui est droit à ses yeux, et si tu prêtes l’oreille à ses commandements, et si tu gardes tous ses statuts, je ne mettrai sur toi aucune des maladies que j’ai mises sur l’Égypte, car je suis l’ Éternel qui te guérit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und er sprach: Wenn du fleißig auf die Stimme Jehovas, deines Gottes, hören wirst, und tun, was recht ist in seinen Augen, und horchen wirst auf seine Gebote und beobachten alle seine Satzungen, so werde ich keine der Krankheiten auf dich legen, die ich auf Ägypten gelegt habe; denn ich bin Jehova, der dich heilt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dicens: Si audieris vocem Domini Dei tui, et quod rectum est coram eo feceris, et obedieris mandatis ejus, custodierisque omnia præcepta illius, cunctum languorem, quem posui in Ægypto, non inducam super te: ego enim Dominus sanator tuus.