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I will take away sickness from among you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You must serve only the LORD your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But you shall serve Yahweh your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall serve [only] the LORD your God, and He shall bless your bread and water. I will also remove sickness from among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water. I will remove illnesses from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Worship the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. I will remove illnesses from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Worship only me, the LORD your God! I will bless you with plenty of food and water and keep you strong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You must serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your food and water. I will take away all sickness from among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you worship me, the LORD your God, I will bless you with food and water and take away all your sicknesses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your food and water, and I'll remove sickness from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall serve the LORD your God, and I will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have served your God YHWH, and He has blessed your bread and your water, and I have turned aside sickness from your heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And ye have served Jehovah your God, and He hath blessed thy bread and thy water, and I have turned aside sickness from thine heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And serve ye Jehovah your God, and he blessed thy bread, and thy waters; and I turned away disease from the midst of thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you shall serve the Lord your God, that I may bless your bread and your waters, and may take away sickness from the midst of thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall serve the Lord your God, so that I may bless your bread and your waters, and so that I may take away sickness from your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall serve the LORD, your God; then he will bless your food and drink, and I will remove sickness from your midst;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall worship the LORD your God, and I will bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from among you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall serve LORD JEHOVAH your God, and he shall bless your bread and your water, and plagues shall pass by from your houses.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/23-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5951" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">God's Angel to Lead</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">So you shall serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: ū·ḇê·raḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">and He will bless</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">your bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">your water.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wa·hă·si·rō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">And I will take away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4245.htm" title="4245: ma·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- Sickness, disease. Or machalah; from chalah; sickness.">sickness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qir·be·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13-15</a></span><br />He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. / You will be blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock. / And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a></span><br />“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. / And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: / You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-5</a></span><br />If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, / I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. / Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Psalm 103:1-5</a></span><br />Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. / Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— / He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Isaiah 33:16</a></span><br />he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10-12</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. / I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Psalm 37:3-4</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. / Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/3_john/1-2.htm">3 John 1:2</a></span><br />Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7</a></span><br />If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-31.htm">Luke 12:31</a></span><br />But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless your bread, and your water; and I will take sickness away from the middle of you.</p><p class="hdg">and ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12,20</a></b></br> And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13,14</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, … </p><p class="hdg">he shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a></b></br> And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-5.htm">Deuteronomy 28:5-8</a></b></br> Blessed <i>shall be</i> thy basket and thy store… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Isaiah 33:16</a></b></br> He shall dwell on high: his place of defence <i>shall be</i> the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters <i>shall be</i> sure.</p><p class="hdg">I will take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></b></br> 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 <i>am</i> the LORD that healeth thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Deuteronomy 7:15</a></b></br> 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 <i>them</i> that hate thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></b></br> Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/exodus/12-32.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/9-11.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/23-21.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/exodus/13-22.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/exodus/18-26.htm">Served</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/exodus/23-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Water</a> <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/39-43.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/exodus/24-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">Served</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/exodus/25-15.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/29-4.htm">Water</a> <a href="/exodus/23-33.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Of slander, false witness, and partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Of charitableness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Of justice in judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Of taking bribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Of oppressing a stranger</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Of the year of rest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Of the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Of the three feasts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the ancient Near East, where polytheism was prevalent, this command underscores the monotheistic nature of Israel's faith. Serving God involves obedience to His commandments and a commitment to His covenant. This is a recurring theme throughout the Pentateuch, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13</a>, which calls for fear and service to the LORD alone. The call to serve God is also a precursor to the New Testament teaching of serving God through Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>, where believers are urged to offer their bodies as living sacrifices.<p><b>and He will bless your bread and your water</b><br>This promise of provision reflects God's covenant faithfulness and His role as the provider for His people. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, bread and water were staples of daily sustenance, symbolizing all necessary provisions. The blessing of these essentials indicates not just physical sustenance but also a broader sense of well-being and prosperity. This promise is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus, the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), provides spiritual nourishment. The blessing of bread and water can also be seen as a type of the spiritual blessings found in Christ, who offers living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a>).<p><b>And I will take away sickness from among you</b><br>This assurance of health and healing is part of the covenant blessings promised to Israel for obedience. In the historical context, health was a significant concern, and divine protection from disease was a powerful incentive for covenant faithfulness. This promise is reminiscent of the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where health is a sign of God's favor. The removal of sickness can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate healing found in Jesus Christ, who healed many during His earthly ministry (<a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Matthew 8:16-17</a>) and whose atonement provides spiritual healing (<a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>). This promise points to the eschatological hope of a new creation where there will be no more sickness or pain (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are receiving the Law and commandments from God through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises blessings and protection to His people in return for their obedience and service.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The context of this verse is part of the instructions given as the Israelites prepare to enter this land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who mediates between God and the Israelites, delivering God's laws and instructions to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, where God promises to be their God and they are to be His people, following His commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/service_to_god_brings_blessing.htm">Service to God Brings Blessing</a></b><br>Serving the LORD is not just a duty but a pathway to receiving His blessings. Our obedience and worship are met with His provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The promise of blessing on bread and water signifies God's provision for our daily needs. Trusting in God includes relying on Him for sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/health_and_wholeness.htm">Health and Wholeness</a></b><br>God’s promise to remove sickness highlights His concern for our physical well-being. This encourages us to pray for health and trust in His healing power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The blessings are part of a covenant relationship, reminding us that our relationship with God involves both privileges and responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The connection between faith, obedience, and blessing is a recurring biblical theme. Our faith is demonstrated through our obedience to God’s commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_biblically_respect_others.htm">What are examples of miracles in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_numbers_31's_warfare_approach_unique.htm">Numbers 31 compared to earlier laws in Exodus and Leviticus: Why does this narrative's approach to warfare seem inconsistent with other divine commandments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_re-baptism.htm">What are the laws in the Covenant Code?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">He shall bless thy bread, and thy water</span>--i.e., all the food, whether meat or drink, on which they subsisted. It is God's blessing which makes food healthful to us.<p><span class= "bld">Take sickness away.</span>--Half the sicknesses from which men suffer are directly caused by sin, and would disappear if men led godly, righteous, and sober lives. Others, as plague and pestilence, are scourges sent by God to punish those who have offended Him. If Israel had walked in God's ways, He would have preserved them from sicknesses of <span class= "ital">all </span>kinds by a miraculous interposition. (Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm" title="And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you know, on you; but will lay them on all them that hate you.">Deuteronomy 7:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He</span> <span class="cmt_word">shall bless thy bread and thy water</span>. If the Israelites were exact in their obedience, and destroyed the idols, and served God only, then he promised to bless "their bread and their water" - the food, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, whether meat or drink, on which they subsisted, and to give them vigorous health, free from <span class="cmt_word">sickness</span> of any kind, which he pledged himself to <span class="cmt_word">take away from the midst</span> of them. Though Christians have no such special pledge, there is, no doubt, that virtuous and godly living would greatly conduce to health, and take away half the sicknesses from which men suffer, even at the present day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/23-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So you shall serve</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He will bless</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵרַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇê·raḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחְמְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your water.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵימֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And I will take away</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲסִרֹתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·si·rō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sickness</span><br /><span class="heb">מַחֲלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4245.htm">Strong's 4245: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sickness, disease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from among you.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qir·be·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/23-25.htm">OT Law: Exodus 23:25 You shall serve Yahweh your God (Exo. 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