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I will personally strike you with calamity seven times over for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I in turn will show hostility toward you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then I will act with hostility against you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then I will act with hostility against you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then I will walk in hostility against you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then I also will act with hostility against you, and I will strike you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will act with hostility toward you; I also will strike you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will act with hostility toward you; I also will strike you seven times for your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I'll remain your enemy and punish you even worse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />then I, too, will resist you. I will punish you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then I will turn on you and punish you seven times harder than before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then I'll certainly oppose you. I'll take vengeance against you seven fold on account of your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I myself will also walk in hostility against you and strike you seven times on account of your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then will I also walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then I have walked—I also—with you in opposition, and have struck you, even I, sevenfold for your sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then I have walked -- I also -- with you in opposition, and have smitten you, even I, seven times for your sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I went also hostile with you, and I struck you, also I, seven for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I also will walk contrary to you, and will strike you seven times for your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />likewise, I will advance against you as an adversary, and I will strike you seven times, because of your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I, too, will continue to be hostile to you and I, for my part, will smite you for your sins sevenfold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then I too will continue hostile to you: I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I also will walk contrary to you and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall walk also with you contentiously and I shall strike you also, each sevenfold for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I also will walk with you with a perverse spirit, and I also will smite you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-24.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/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7298" 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/leviticus/26.htm">Punishments for Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me, <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">then I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·laḵ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will act</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7147.htm" title="7147: bə·qe·rî (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Opposition, contrariness. From qarah; hostile encounter.">with hostility</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">toward you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">will strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">sevenfold</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">your sins.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.…<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/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Jeremiah 21:5-6</a></span><br />And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. / I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-12</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14-15</a></span><br />For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. / Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a></span><br />All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5</a></span><br />The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30-31</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” / It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Revelation 2:5</a></span><br />Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">1 Corinthians 11:30-32</a></span><br />That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. / Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment. / But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">2 Samuel 22:27</a></b></br> With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened <i>himself</i> against him, and hath prospered?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Psalm 18:26</a></b></br> With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Hostility</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Opposition</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Sevenfold</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Act</a> <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Hostility</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Opposition</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Sevenfold</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/numbers/14-42.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Reverence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">A blessing to those who keep the commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">A curse to those who break them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">God promises to remember those who repent</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 <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>, God outlines the blessings for obedience and the consequences for disobedience. The use of "hostility" suggests a reversal of the protective and nurturing relationship God desires with His people. Historically, this reflects the covenant relationship established at Sinai, where blessings and curses were part of the agreement (Exodus 19-24). Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God, who cannot tolerate rebellion. This concept is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> and the prophetic warnings in books like Jeremiah and Ezekiel.<p><b>and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins</b><br>The term "sevenfold" signifies completeness or fullness, a common biblical motif indicating totality. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the number seven often represented perfection or completion. This phrase suggests that the punishment will be thorough and complete, matching the severity of the people's sins. Theologically, it reflects the principle of divine justice, where the punishment corresponds to the offense. This idea is mirrored in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of forgiveness "seventy times seven" (<a href="/matthew/18-22.htm">Matthew 18:22</a>), indicating the boundless nature of grace, contrasting with the completeness of judgment here. The concept of divine retribution is also seen in Revelation, where judgments are poured out in a complete and final manner.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, expressing His response to the disobedience of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's covenant and the ones being warned about the consequences of their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The location where God delivered the laws and commandments to Moses, including the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites and the mediator of God's laws and commandments to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not just a personal failing but a breach of the covenant with God. Understanding the gravity of sin helps us appreciate the need for repentance and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God promises consequences for disobedience, His ultimate desire is for His people to return to Him. His justice is balanced with mercy, offering a path to restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipline.htm">The Role of Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is a form of love, intended to bring His people back to righteousness. It is important to view challenges and corrections as opportunities for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The relationship between God and His people is based on a covenant that requires faithfulness. Reflecting on this relationship can deepen our commitment to living according to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The pathway to healing and restoration is through genuine repentance. Turning back to God can restore the blessings of the covenant and renew our spiritual lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_saul_chase_david_in_1_sam_26.htm">If Saul previously admitted David's righteousness in 1 Samuel 24, why is he chasing David again in 1 Samuel 26?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'sevenfold'_fit_god's_mercy.htm">(Leviticus 26:18) How does the repeated 'sevenfold' punishment align with other biblical portrayals of God's mercy and justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_saul's_hostility_persist_later.htm">If Saul recognized David's righteousness (1 Samuel 24:16-21), why did hostilities continue in later chapters, suggesting inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_exodus_24_6-8_seen_as_unethical.htm">Why does the blood ritual in Exodus 24:6-8 seem inconsistent with modern ethical and scientific perspectives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Then will I also walk contrary unto you.</span>--By their increased hostility to God, they simply increase their calamities, since He whom they are defying now also assumes a hostile attitude towards those who are defiant.<p><span class= "bld">And will punish you yet.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and I also will smite you. </span>(See <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm" title="Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.">Leviticus 26:28</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-24.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">then I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will act</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·laḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with hostility</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֶ֑רִי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qe·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7147.htm">Strong's 7147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Opposition, contrariness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward you</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strike</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכֵּיתִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kê·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_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<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">sevenfold</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your sins.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:24 Then I will also walk contrary (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>