# Leviticus 26.13 **Book:** [Leviticus](/codex/leviticus/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. > > **13. I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.** > > 14. But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15. and if ye shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhor mine ordinances, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant; (Leviticus 26:11-15, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 11. I will set my tent among you, and my soul won’t abhor you. 12. I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people. > > **13. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.** > > 14. “‘But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments; 15. and if you shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhors my ordinances, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant; (Leviticus 26:11-15, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. > > **13. I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.** > > 14. But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15. And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: (Leviticus 26:11-15, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. 'And I have given My tabernacle in your midst, and My soul doth not loathe you; 12. and I have walked habitually in your midst, and have become your God, and ye, ye are become My people; > > **13. I [am] Jehovah your God, who have brought you out of the land of the Egyptians, from being their servants; and I break the bars of your yoke, and cause you to go erect.** > > 14. 'And if ye do not hearken to Me, and do not all these commands; 15. and if at My statutes ye kick, and if My judgments your soul loathe, so as not to do all My commands, to your breaking My covenant (Leviticus 26:11-15, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional); LORD speaking to Moses (frequent direct discourse) - **Audience:** Israelite congregation; priestly tribe of Levi - **Location:** Sinai wilderness - **Time period:** events c. 1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H0430 - elohim](/codex/h0430-elohim/), *elohim* (Strong's H430). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.1](/codex/genesis-1-1/), [Genesis 1.2](/codex/genesis-1-2/), [Genesis 1.14-19](/codex/genesis-1-14-19/). - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). - [H5650 - ebed](/codex/h5650-ebed/), *ebed* (Strong's H5650). Also appears in: [Genesis 9.26](/codex/genesis-9-26/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/), [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.