Leviticus 26 · Verse 12

Leviticus 26:12

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Leviticus 26:12, King James Version

Leviticus 26:12 in other translations

BSBI will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
WEBI will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.
ASVAnd I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
YLTand I have walked habitually in your midst, and have become your God, and ye--ye are become My people;
DARBYand I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be to me a people.
BBEAnd I will be present among you and will be your God and you will be my people.
WebsterAnd I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

What does Leviticus 26:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 26:1-13

This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws given by Moses; by promises of reward in case of obedience, on the one hand; and threatenings of punishment for disobedience, on the other. While Israel maintained a national regard to God's worship, sabbaths, and sanctuary, and did not turn aside to idolatry, the Lord engaged to continue to them temporal mercies and religious advantages. These great and…

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Leviticus 26:12 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ve.hit.ha.lakh.Tiand I will walk aboutH1980
בְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.Khemin midst of youH8432
וְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiand I will becomeH1961
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemfor <the> you
לֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.Him<into> GodH430
וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859
תִּהְיוּ\־tih.yu-you will becomeH1961
לִ֥יlifor <the> me
לְעָֽם\׃le.'Am<into> a peopleH5971

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Cross references for Leviticus 26:12

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16

    And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Jeremiah 30:22

    And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

  • Jeremiah 7:23

    But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

  • Exodus 6:7

    And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

  • Joel 2:27

    And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

  • Deuteronomy 23:14

    For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

  • Hebrews 11:16

    But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Zechariah 13:9

    And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

  • Exodus 19:5-6

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 11:4

    Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

  • Ezekiel 11:20

    That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
Ge 3:8; 5:22,24; 6:9; De 23:14; 2Co 6:16; Re 2:1
will be.
Ge 17:7; Ex 3:6; 6:7; 19:5,6; Ps 50:7; 68:18-20; Isa 12:2; 41:10
Jer 7:23; 11:4; 30:22; 31:33; 32:38; Eze 11:20; 36:38; Joe 2:27
Zec 13:9; Mt 22:32; Heb 11:16; Re 21:7

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Context

  • Leviticus 26:11

    And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

  • Leviticus 26:12

    And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

  • 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.

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Leviticus 26:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y andaré entre vosotros, y yo seré vuestro Dios, y vosotros seréis mi pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je marcherai au milieu de vous; et je serai votre Dieu, et vous serez mon peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und ich werde in eurer Mitte wandeln und werde euer Gott sein und ihr werdet mein Volk sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ambulabo inter vos, et ero Deus vester, vosque eritis populus meus.