Exodus 23 · Verse 26

Exodus 23:26

There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
Exodus 23:26, King James Version

Exodus 23:26 in other translations

BSBNo woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
WEBNo one will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will fulfill the number of your days.
ASVThere shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
YLTthere is not a miscarrying and barren one in thy land; the number of thy days I fulfil:
DARBYThere shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days will I fulfil.
BBEAll your animals will give birth without loss, not one will be without young in all your land; I will give you a full measure of life.
WebsterThere shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: I will complete the number of thy days.

What does Exodus 23:26 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren - Hence there must be a very great increase both of men and cattle. The number of thy days I will fulfill - Ye shall all live to a good old age, and none die before his time. This is the blessing of the righteous, for wicked men live not out half their days; Psa 55:23.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 23:20-33

It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan…

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Exodus 23:26 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.

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִהְיֶ֛הtih.Yehanyone will beH1961
מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahmiscarryingH7921
וַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.Rahand barrenH6135
בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khain land yourH776
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִסְפַּ֥רmis.Par[the] number ofH4557
יָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khadays yourH3117
אֲמַלֵּֽא\׃'a.ma.Le'I will completeH4390

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 23:26

  • Deuteronomy 7:14

    Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

  • Deuteronomy 28:4

    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.

  • Job 5:26

    Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

  • Job 21:10

    Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

  • Isaiah 65:20

    There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

  • Psalms 107:38

    He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

  • Psalms 144:13

    That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

  • Malachi 3:10-11

    Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Genesis 35:29

    And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:1

    So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

  • Genesis 25:8

    Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

  • Job 42:17

    So Job died, being old and full of days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall nothing.
De 7:14; 28:4; Job 21:10; Ps 107:38; 144:13; Mal 3:10,11
the number.
Ge 25:8; 35:29; 1Ch 23:1; Job 5:26; 42:17; Ps 55:23; 90:10
Isa 65:20

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 23:26

    There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

  • Exodus 23:27

    I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

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Exodus 23:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No habrá mujer que aborte, ni estéril en tu tierra; y yo cumpliré el número de tus días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il n’y aura pas de femelle qui avorte, ou qui soit stérile dans ton pays; j’accomplirai le nombre de tes jours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Keine Fehlgebärende und Unfruchtbare wird in deinem Lande sein; die Zahl deiner Tage werde ich voll machen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non erit infœcunda, nec sterilis in terra tua: numerum dierum tuorum implebo.