Leviticus 26 · Verse 13

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.
Leviticus 26:13, King James Version

Leviticus 26:13 in other translations

BSBI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.
WEBI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you walk upright.
ASVI am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.
YLTI am Jehovah your God, who have brought you out of the land of the Egyptians, from being their servants; and I break the bars of your yoke, and cause you to go erect.
DARBYI am Jehovah your God, who 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 walk upright.
BBEI am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt so that you might not be servants to them; by me the cords of your yoke were broken and I made you go upright.
WebsterI am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bond-men, and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

What does Leviticus 26:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright--a metaphorical expression to denote their emancipation from Egyptian slavery.

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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 26:13 in the original Hebrew

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אֲנִ֞י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֣הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834
הוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiI brought outH3318
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מִֽהְיֹ֥תmih.Yotfrom beingH1961
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
עֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimslavesH5650
וָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.Borand I brokeH7665
מֹטֹ֣תmo.Tot[the] bars ofH4133
עֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.Khemyoke yourH5923
וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.Lekhand I made walkH1980
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
קֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת\׃\ \פKo.mi.YutuprightH6968

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Cross references for Leviticus 26:13

  • Ezekiel 34:27

    And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

  • Psalms 116:16

    O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

  • Exodus 20:2

    I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

    What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

  • Leviticus 25:38

    I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

  • Jeremiah 2:20

    For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

  • Leviticus 25:55

    For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

  • Psalms 81:6-10

    I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. …

  • Isaiah 51:23

    But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

  • Leviticus 25:42

    For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

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I am.
25:38,42,55
See on
Ex 20:2; Ps 81:6-10; 1Co 6:19,20
and I have.
Ps 116:16; Isa 51:23; Jer 2:20; Eze 34:27

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Context

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 26:14

    But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

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Leviticus 26:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo Jehová vuestro Dios, que os saqué de la tierra de Egipto, para que no fueseis sus siervos; y rompí las coyundas de vuestro yugo, y os he hecho andar el rostro alto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, qui vous ai fait sortir du pays d’Égypte, afin que vous ne soyez pas leurs esclaves: j’ai brisé les liens de votre joug, et je vous ai fait marcher la tête levée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich bin Jehova, euer Gott, der ich euch aus dem Lande Ägypten herausgeführt habe, daß ihr nicht ihre Knechte sein solltet; und ich habe die Stäbe eures Joches zerbrochen und euch aufrecht wandeln lassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego Dominus Deus vester, qui eduxi vos de terra Ægyptiorum, ne serviretis eis: et qui confregi catenas cervicum vestrarum, ut incederetis erecti.