Leviticus 26:13

“I 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.”

Leviticus 26:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 26:13, word by word

am YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
broughtהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “hotseti” appears
out of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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so that you would not beהְיֹתheyot

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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and I brokeאֶשְׁבֹּרeshbor

break

To break something to pieces.

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the barsמֹטֹתmotot

pole

A long pole placed on the shoulders to carry a load; the bar of a yoke.

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of your yokeעֻלְּul

yoke

Yoke: the wooden piece joining two oxen; figuratively, being subject to another.

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and made you walkאוֹלֵךְolech

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

Where else “olech” appears
uprightקוֹמְמִיּוּתkommiyut

upright

Upright, with head held high, like one who no longer carries a load. It appears only in Leviticus 26:13.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

12And I will walk among you and be your Elohim, and you will be my people.

13 · This verse (above)

14But if you do not listen to me and do not do all these commandments,

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