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And I will walkוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּיamong youבְּתוֹכְכֶםand beוְהָיִיתִיyourלָכֶםElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםand youוְאַתֶּםwill beתִּהְיוּmyלִיpeople.לְעָם
Leviticus 26:12
Study it in the app“And I will walk among you and be your Elohim, and you will be my people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 26:12, word by word
- And I will walkהִתְהַלַּכְתִּיhithalachti
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “hithalachti” appears- among youתוֹכְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- and beהָיִיתִיhayiti
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayiti” appears- Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- peopleעָםam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears
Translation note
Paul quotes this promise in 2 Corinthians 6:16: “I will dwell and walk among them.” Compare Revelation 21:3.
The context
11And I will set my dwelling among you, and my soul will not loathe you.
12 · This verse (above)
13I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk upright.