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I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> For their sakes I will remember my ancient covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of all the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.” <a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.” <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.” <a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a> But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a> But for their sake I will remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, so that I might be their God. I am the LORD.’” <a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.’” <a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am Yahweh.’” <a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But I will, for their sake, [earnestly] remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I have brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.’” <a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For their sake I will remember the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God; I am the LORD.” <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God; I am Yahweh.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> but I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> While nations watched, I rescued your ancestors from Egypt so that I would be their God. Yes, I am your LORD, and I will never forget our agreement. <a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> but I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But for their sake, I will remember the promise to their ancestors. I brought them out of Egypt to be their God while nations looked on. I am the LORD." <a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will renew the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I showed all the nations my power by bringing my people out of Egypt, in order that I, the LORD, might be their God." <a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> Instead, on account of them, I'll remember my covenant with their ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt right before the eyes of the nations, so that I could be their God. I am the LORD." <a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.? <a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a> I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought out from the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am the LORD.'" <a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but I will for their sake remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.'" <a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. <a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a> But I will for their sake remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am Yahweh.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> then I have remembered for them the covenant of the ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations to become their God; I [am] YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> then I have remembered for them the covenant of the ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations to become their God; I am Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I remembered for them the covenant of their beginnings, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt, in the eyes of the nations to be to them for God: I Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will remember my former covenant, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the Gentiles, to be their God. I am the Lord. These are the judgments, and precepts, and laws, which the Lord gave between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 26:45>And I will remember my original covenant, when I led them away from the land of Egypt, in the sight of the Gentiles, so as to be their God. I am the Lord. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a> I will remember for them the covenant I made with their forebears, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but I will remember in their favor the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, to be their God: I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, and I became their God; I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But I have remembered for them the first covenant because I AM LORD JEHOVAH their God who brought them out from the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, and I have been their God; I AM LORD JEHOVAH."<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. <a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will remember their former covenant, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage before the nation, to be their God; I am the Lord. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7505" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">God Remembers Those who Repent</a> …44Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. 45<a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">But for their sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: wə·zā·ḵar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">I will remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: ri·šō·nîm (Adj-mp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">with their fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê·ṯî- (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">I brought out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yōṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">that I might be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">their</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</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.">am the LORD.”</a> 46These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a> So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5</a> Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a> But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</a> It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12-13</a> so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, / and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23</a> But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence. <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a> He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a> Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... <a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Ezekiel 16:60</a> But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26</a> And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a> to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.for their<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a> And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… whom I<a href="/leviticus/22-33.htm">Leviticus 22:33</a> That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.<a href="/leviticus/25-38.htm">Leviticus 25:38</a> 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.<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.in the sight<a href="/psalms/98-2.htm">Psalm 98:2,3</a> The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen… <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Ezekiel 20:9,14,22</a> But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Ancestors</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/21-27.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/genesis/18-26.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Ancestors</a> <a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/numbers/14-23.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/numbers/14-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/numbers/11-29.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 26</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Of idolatry</a> 2. <a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Reverence</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">A blessing to those who keep the commandments</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">A curse to those who break them</a> 40. <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">God promises to remember those who repent</a> </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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Despite their disobedience, God is willing to act for their benefit. This reflects the consistent biblical theme of God's grace, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45</a>, where God remembers His covenant out of love for His people.I will remember the covenant with their fathers The covenant referred to here is the Abrahamic Covenant, which is foundational to Israel's identity. This covenant, found in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>, promised land, descendants, and blessing. God's faithfulness to His promises is a central theme throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>, which speaks of God keeping His covenant to a thousand generations.whom I brought out of the land of Egypt This recalls the Exodus, a pivotal event in Israel's history, symbolizing deliverance and redemption. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a>, to remind Israel of God's power and faithfulness. It also prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, as seen in the New Testament.in the sight of the nations God's actions were not only for Israel's benefit but also served as a testimony to the surrounding nations. This reflects the missional aspect of Israel's calling, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, where Israel is to be a light to the nations. God's dealings with Israel were meant to demonstrate His sovereignty and holiness to the world.that I might be their God This phrase underscores the relational aspect of the covenant. God's desire is to be in a personal relationship with His people, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>, where God promises to be their God and they His people. This relationship is ultimately fulfilled in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ.I am the LORD. This declaration of God's name, Yahweh, emphasizes His eternal, self-existent nature and His covenant faithfulness. It is a reminder of His authority and the assurance that He will fulfill His promises. This name is foundational to understanding God's character, as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, where God reveals Himself to Moses as "I AM."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, chosen by God to be His people and recipients of His covenant. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing bondage and oppression. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The solemn agreement between God and the Israelites, including promises of blessing for obedience and consequences for disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_ancestors.htm">The Ancestors</a> Refers to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with whom God initially established His covenant. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> The surrounding peoples who witnessed God's mighty acts and the unique relationship between God and Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God's commitment to His covenant is unwavering, even when His people are unfaithful. This assures us of His steadfast love and reliability. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a> Remembering God's past faithfulness strengthens our faith and encourages us to trust Him in present circumstances. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Our relationship with God is based on His promises and character, not our merit. This should lead us to humility and gratitude. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a> God's actions in history serve as a testimony to the world of His power and faithfulness. Our lives should similarly reflect His glory to others. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Even when we stray, God’s promise of restoration remains. This gives us hope and motivation to return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a> <a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_torah.htm">What constitutes the Torah?</a> <a href="/q/which_books_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">Which books are in the Old Testament?</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_are_key_jewish_practices_late_in_ot.htm">Why does the Old Testament lack references to key Jewish practices (such as strict monotheism) until much later historical periods?</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>(45) But I will for their sakes remember the covenant.--Better, And will remember unto them the covenant, that is, as their God He will execute to them the covenant which He made with their ancestors. This verse is therefore closely connected with the preceding verse. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But for their sake לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> I will remember וְזָכַרְתִּ֥י (wə·zā·ḵar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male the covenant בְּרִ֣ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant with their fathers, רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים (ri·šō·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I brought out הוֹצֵֽאתִי־ (hō·w·ṣê·ṯî-) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of the land מֵאֶ֨רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֜יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa in the sight לְעֵינֵ֣י (lə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain of the nations, הַגּוֹיִ֗ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts that I might be לִהְיֹ֥ת (lih·yōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be their God. לֵאלֹהִ֖ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD.” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:45 But I will for their sake remember (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:46" /></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>