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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will live among you, and I will not despise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not loathe you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject <i>nor</i> separate itself from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will place my residence among you, and I will not reject you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will place My residence among you, and I will not reject you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will live among you and never again look on you with disgust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will put my tent among you, and I will never look at you with disgust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will live among you in my sacred Tent, and I will never turn away from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll set up my tent in your midst and I won't loathe you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'I will put my tabernacle in your midst and I will not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you, and my soul will not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will set my tent among you, and my soul won’t abhor you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have given My Dwelling Place in your midst, and My soul does not loathe you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And I have given My tabernacle in your midst, and My soul doth not loathe you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave my dwelling in the midst of you: and my soul shall not abhor you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you, and my soul shall not cast you off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will set my tabernacle in your midst, and my soul will not cast you out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will set my tabernacle in your midst, and will not loathe you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will place my dwelling in your midst, and I shall not abhor you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you; and my soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall put my tent among you and my soul shall not detest you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will set my tabernacle among you, and my soul shall not abhor you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-11.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=7184" 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">The Blessings of Obedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And I will make</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kā·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">My dwelling place</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">and My soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1602.htm" title="1602: ṯiḡ·‘al (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To abhor, loathe. A primitive root; to detest; by implication, to reject.">despise</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> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.…<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="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45-46</a></span><br />Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. / And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26-27</a></span><br />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. / My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-10.htm">Zechariah 2:10-11</a></span><br />“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD. / “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a></span><br />For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Isaiah 12:6</a></span><br />Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Ezekiel 43:7</a></span><br />and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-14</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a></span><br />The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a></span><br />For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a></b></br> And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45</a></b></br> And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Joshua 22:19</a></b></br> Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession <i>be</i> unclean, <i>then</i> pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.</p><p class="hdg">abhor</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Leviticus 20:23</a></b></br> And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Deuteronomy 32:19</a></b></br> And when the LORD saw <i>it</i>, he abhorred <i>them</i>, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59</a></b></br> When God heard <i>this</i>, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/exodus/40-35.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Disgust</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Loathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-45.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jude/1-8.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/numbers/9-17.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Disgust</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/numbers/16-24.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Loathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-25.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Won't</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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The concept of God dwelling among His people is central to the tabernacle and later the temple, where God's presence was manifest. This promise is a continuation of the covenantal theme found in <a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>, where God instructs Moses to build a sanctuary so He may dwell among them. Theologically, this foreshadows the incarnation of Jesus Christ, who is described in <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> as the Word made flesh dwelling among us. The ultimate fulfillment of God's dwelling is seen in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>, where God will dwell with humanity in the new creation.<p><b>and My soul will not despise you</b><br>This assurance highlights God's acceptance and favor towards His people when they live in obedience to His commandments. In the historical context, this is a reassurance against the backdrop of the covenant curses and blessings outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>. The phrase indicates a relational aspect, where God's soul, or His innermost being, finds pleasure in His people. This is contrasted with the times of disobedience when God would turn away from Israel, as seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a>. Theologically, this points to the grace and mercy of God, who desires a relationship with His people. In the New Testament, this is echoed in <a href="/ephesians/1-6.htm">Ephesians 1:6</a>, where believers are accepted in the Beloved, signifying God's unchanging love and acceptance through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker of the promise, emphasizing His desire to dwell among His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The original recipients of this promise, representing God's chosen people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle/temple.htm">Tabernacle/Temple</a></b><br>The physical representation of God's dwelling among His people, central to Israelite worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader through whom God communicated His laws and promises to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave the Law to Moses, including the promises and warnings found in Leviticus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_relationship.htm">God's Desire for Relationship</a></b><br>God’s promise to dwell among His people highlights His desire for an intimate relationship with them. This is a consistent theme throughout Scripture, culminating in the person of Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_obedience.htm">Holiness and Obedience</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> emphasizes the importance of holiness and obedience as conditions for God’s presence. Believers are called to live lives that reflect God’s holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>The presence of God is a source of blessing and assurance. In the New Testament, believers have the Holy Spirit dwelling within them, providing guidance and comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>God’s promise to not despise His people is rooted in His covenant faithfulness. Believers can trust in God’s unchanging nature and His commitment to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of God dwelling among His people underscores the importance of corporate worship and community in the life of believers.<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/does_god_possess_a_soul.htm">Does God possess a soul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_believers_god's_temple_without_proof.htm">In 2 Corinthians 6:16, how can the believers be the temple of God without any tangible, verifiable sign beyond personal conviction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_animal_sacrifice_needed.htm">Is animal sacrifice necessary? (Leviticus 4:31 vs. Hebrews 10:4)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">And I will set my tabernacle among you.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And I will set my dwelling-place among you. </span>(See <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm" title="Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.">Leviticus 15:31</a>.) Not only will God bless them with these material blessings, but will permanently abide with them in the sanctuary erected in their midst.<p><span class= "bld">My soul shall not abhor you.</span>--That is, God has no aversion to them; does not regard it below His dignity to sojourn amongst them, and to show them His favour.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will set my tabernacle among you.</span> This was fulfilled, spiritually, as shown to St. John in his vision of the new Jerusalem: "I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God" (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And my soul shall not abhor you.</span> The result of God's abhorrence being his rejection of those whom he abhors (see <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Leviticus 20:23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-11.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">And I will make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·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_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My dwelling place</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among you,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכְכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reject you.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִגְעַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiḡ·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1602.htm">Strong's 1602: </a> </span><span class="str2">To detest, to reject</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:11 I will set my tent among you: (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:12" /></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>