Iאֲנִיalsoאַףwalkedאֵלֵךְwith themעִמָּםin oppositionבְּקֶרִיand broughtוְהֵבֵאתִיthemאֹתָםinto the landבְּאֶרֶץof their enemies;אֹיְבֵיהֶםifאוֹthenאָזtheir uncircumcisedהֶעָרֵלheartלְבָבָםis humbled,יִכָּנַעandוְthenאָזthey acceptיִרְצוּthe payment for their iniquity,אֶת עֲוֺנָם
Leviticus 26:41
Study it in the app“I also walked with them in opposition and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and then they accept the payment for their iniquity,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 26:41, word by word
- walkedאֵלֵךְelech
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “elech” appears- in oppositionקֶרִיkeri
hostility, opposition
Opposition: going against someone, walking contrary to him. It appears only in Leviticus 26.
Where else “keri” appears- and broughtהֵבֵאתִיheveti
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveti” appears- into the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- their uncircumcisedעָרֵלarel
uncircumcised
A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.
Where else “arel” appears- heartלְבָבָlevava
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appears- is humbledיִכָּנַעyikana
humble oneself
To bow low before God, admitting guilt.
Where else “yikana” appears- they acceptיִרְצוּyirtsu
enjoy
To delight in; pay off a debt.
Where else “yirtsu” appears- the payment for their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona
punishment
The punishment that wrong brings on the one who did it.
Where else “avona” appears
Translation note
It can be understood that an “uncircumcised heart” is a heart closed to God. Later the Bible speaks of the circumcision of the heart (Deuteronomy 30:6; Romans 2:29).
The context
40But they will confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, in their unfaithfulness that they committed against me, and also that they walked with me in opposition,
41 · This verse (above)
42then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham I will remember, and the land I will remember.