Leviticus 26:11
Leviticus 26:11 in Multiple Translations
And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
And I will put my holy House among you, and my soul will not be turned away from you in disgust.
I will come and live with you—I certainly won't reject you.
And I will set my Tabernacle among you, and my soule shall not lothe you.
'And I have given My tabernacle in your midst, and My soul doth not loathe you;
I will set my tent among you, and my soul won’t abhor you.
And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you, and my soul shall not cast you off.
I will live among you in my Sacred Tent, and I will never reject you.
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Leviticus 26:11 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י
מִשְׁכָּנִ֖/י
בְּ/תוֹכְ/כֶ֑ם
וְ/לֹֽא
תִגְעַ֥ל
נַפְשִׁ֖/י
אֶתְ/כֶֽם
וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י
nâthan
H5414
to give
Conj | V-Qal-1cs
מִשְׁכָּנִ֖/י
mishkân
H4908
tabernacle
N-ms | Suff
בְּ/תוֹכְ/כֶ֑ם
tâvek
H8432
midst
Prep | N-ms | Suff
וְ/לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
Conj | Part
תִגְעַ֥ל
gâʻal
H1602
to abhor
V-Qal-Imperf-3fs
נַפְשִׁ֖/י
nephesh
H5315
soul
N-cs | Suff
אֶתְ/כֶֽם
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Leviticus 26:11
וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י
nâthan
H5414
"to give"
Conj | V-Qal-1cs
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Definition: : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon
Usage: Occurs in 1816 OT verses. KJV: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield. See also: Genesis 1:17; Genesis 40:21; Exodus 30:12.
מִשְׁכָּנִ֖/י
mishkân
H4908
"tabernacle"
N-ms | Suff
The tabernacle was a special tent where God met with the Israelites, as described in Exodus and Leviticus. It was a portable place of worship, like a dwelling place for God. The Israelites carried it with them.
Definition: 1) dwelling place, tabernacle 1a) dwelling-place 1b) dwellings Aramaic equivalent: mish.kan (מִשְׁכַּן "habitation" H4907)
Usage: Occurs in 129 OT verses. KJV: dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent. See also: Exodus 25:9; Numbers 3:23; Psalms 26:8.
בְּ/תוֹכְ/כֶ֑ם
tâvek
H8432
"midst"
Prep | N-ms | Suff
This word refers to the middle or center of something, such as a group of people or a physical space. It can also mean among or between things, as seen in various Bible translations.
Definition: 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc)
Usage: Occurs in 390 OT verses. KJV: among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in). See also: Genesis 1:6; Numbers 35:5; 2 Chronicles 32:4.
וְ/לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Conj | Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
תִגְעַ֥ל
gâʻal
H1602
"to abhor"
V-Qal-Imperf-3fs
To abhor means to strongly dislike or reject something. In the Bible, it is used to describe a strong feeling of hatred or disgust. People may abhor evil or sinful things, and God may abhor wickedness.
Definition: 1) to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, fall 1a) (Qal) to abhor, loathe 1b) (Niphal) to be defiled 1c) (Hiphil) to reject as loathsome, show aversion
Usage: Occurs in 9 OT verses. KJV: abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away. See also: Leviticus 26:11; Leviticus 26:44; Jeremiah 14:19.
נַפְשִׁ֖/י
nephesh
H5315
"soul"
N-cs | Suff
The Hebrew word for soul or living being, used in the Bible to describe the essence of a person or animal. It encompasses the ideas of life, breath, and vitality, and is translated as 'soul' or 'creature' in the KJV. This word is central to biblical concepts of humanity and existence.
Definition: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain
Usage: Occurs in 683 OT verses. KJV: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. See also: Genesis 1:20; Leviticus 26:43; Judges 18:25.
אֶתְ/כֶֽם
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM | Suff
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
Study Notes — Leviticus 26:11
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- Leviticus 26:11 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 26:11
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 26:11
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
- Trapp's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
- Ellicott's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
- Cambridge Bible on Leviticus 26:11
- Whedon's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
- Sermons on Leviticus 26:11
Context — Additional Blessings of Obedience
9I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.
10You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.
11And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. 13I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.Cross References
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| 1 | Exodus 25:8 | And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. |
| 2 | Revelation 21:3 | 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. |
| 3 | Exodus 29:45 | Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. |
| 4 | Psalms 132:13–14 | 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. |
| 5 | Ephesians 2:22 | And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit. |
| 6 | Psalms 76:2 | His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion. |
| 7 | Leviticus 20:23 | You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. |
| 8 | Psalms 106:40 | So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance. |
| 9 | 1 Kings 8:13 | I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.” |
| 10 | Ezekiel 37:26–28 | 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. Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’” |
Leviticus 26:11 Summary
This verse means that God wants to live among His people and be closely involved in their lives. He promises to make His dwelling place among us, which means that He will be our God and we will be His people, as seen in Leviticus 26:12. This is a wonderful promise that gives us hope and confidence, because we know that God is with us and will never leave us, as seen in Hebrews 13:5. By obeying God's commands and staying close to Him, we can experience His presence in our daily lives and feel His love and acceptance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for God to make His dwelling place among us?
This means that God wants to live among His people and be closely involved in their lives, as seen in Leviticus 26:11 and also in Exodus 25:8 where He instructs the Israelites to build a tabernacle for Him to dwell among them.
How can we be sure that God's soul will not despise us?
We can be sure of God's love and acceptance because of His covenant with us, as stated in Leviticus 26:9, and because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which is a demonstration of God's love for us, as seen in John 3:16.
Is this promise only for the Israelites, or is it for all believers?
While this specific promise was made to the Israelites, the principle of God's desire to dwell among His people and be their God is seen throughout the Bible, including in 2 Corinthians 6:16, where it says that we are the temple of the living God.
How can we experience God's presence in our daily lives?
We can experience God's presence by reading His Word, praying, and obeying His commands, as seen in Joshua 1:8 and Psalm 119:11, which will help us to stay close to Him and sense His presence in our lives.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I can prepare my heart to be a dwelling place for God?
- How does the promise of God's presence in my life give me hope and confidence for the future?
- In what ways can I demonstrate my love and devotion to God, so that He will feel welcome in my life?
- What are some things that might cause God's soul to despise me, and how can I avoid them?
Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 26:11
And I will set my tabernacle amongst you,.... Which God had directed them to make, and they had made, and also erected; but here he promises to fix and establish it among them, that so it might
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 26:11
And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
As I have placed it, so I will continue it among you, and not remove it from you, as once I did upon your miscarriage, .
Trapp's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
Leviticus 26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.Ver. 11. I will set my tabernacle.] The philosopher could comfort himself, that though he had little else to trust to, yet ενθακαιοι Yεοιιεσιν, Here are the gods with me, meaning his household gods. And he in Plutarch said of the Scythians, That though they had no music, nor vines amongst them, yet they had gods. How much more may the saints glory in God’ s presence! Habent omnia qui habent habentem omnia. August.
Ellicott's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
(11) And I will set my tabernacle among you.—Better, And I will set my dwelling-place among you. (See Leviticus 15:31.) Not only will God bless them with these material blessings, but will permanently abide with them in the sanctuary erected in their midst. My soul shall not abhor you.—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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
Verse 11. I will set my tabernacle among you] This and the following verse contain the grand promise of the Gospel dispensation, viz. the presence, manifestation, and indwelling of God in human nature, and his constant in dwelling in the souls of his followers. So John 1:14 the WORD was made flesh, καιεσκηνωσενενἡμιν, and MADE HIS TABERNACLE among us. And to this promise of the law St. Paul evidently refers, 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 and 2 Corinthians 7:1
Cambridge Bible on Leviticus 26:11
3–13. The blessing that shall follow upon obedience. (Cp. Deuteronomy 28:1-11.)
Whedon's Commentary on Leviticus 26:11
11. My tabernacle among you — The highest possible honour and the richest source of blessings are found in the manifested and abiding presence of the gracious Jehovah in the midst of Israel, guiding
Sermons on Leviticus 26:11
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Bible Portraits of Christ 02 His Feet by James Booker | In this sermon, the speaker reflects on a televised program about the Olympics and a long-distance walking event. The speaker uses this analogy to illustrate a lesson about spendin |
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The Tabernacle of God With Us by Joshua Daniel | This sermon emphasizes the importance of God's presence in our lives, highlighting the need for humility, truth, and righteousness. It discusses the consequences of breaking God's |
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(Deeper Waters) Session 3 - the Habitation of God by David Ravenhill | In this sermon, the speaker begins by describing his arrival at a new home and how he can immediately discern certain characteristics about the people living there. He then moves o |
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What Is Your Life? by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the crucifixion of Jesus and the impact it had on the people who witnessed it. He emphasizes the importance of using our time wisely and not |
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The Sin of Going to Church Unprepared by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of having a supportive church community in order to overcome sin and achieve victory in life. He encourages individuals to se |
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The Fourth Tabernacle by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the concept of the fourth tabernacle and its significance for believers. The fourth tabernacle represents the last dwelling place of God on ea |
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(Exodus) Exodus 25:1-8 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the blueprint and construction of the tabernacle as described in the book of Exodus. The tabernacle was a place where the Israelites could app |