Leviticus 26:12
10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
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.
14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- KJV
- And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
- WEB
- I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.
- ASV
- And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
- DARBY
- and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be to me a people.
- BLB
- And I will walk in your⁺ midst, and I will be unto you⁺ God, and you⁺ will be unto Me for a people.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil vandre midt iblant dere, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og dere skal være mitt folk.
- OTB
- Jeg vil vandre blant dere, jeg vil være deres Gud, og dere skal være mitt folk.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil vandre midt iblandt eder, og jeg vil være eders Gud, og I skal være mitt folk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:22
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextExodus 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.
Read in contextJoel 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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.
Read in contextHebrews 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
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