Leviticus 26:44

“Yet even for all this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them and I will not loathe them so as to destroy them completely and break my covenant with them; for I am YHWH their Elohim.”

Leviticus 26:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 26:44, word by word

when they areהְיוֹתָheota

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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reject themמְאַסְתִּיmeasti

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

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loathe themגְעַלְתִּיgealti

loathe

To reject something in disgust.

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so as to destroy them completelyכַלֹּתָchalota

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

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and breakהָפֵרhafer

annul

To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.

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my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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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.

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their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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Translation note

Even if Israel breaks the covenant (26:15), God says that he will not break his (26:44). Compare Romans 11:1-2: “God has not rejected his people.”

The context

43But the land will be abandoned by them and will enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them; and they will accept the payment for their iniquity, because, yes, because they rejected my rules and their soul loathed my statutes.

44 · This verse (above)

45But I will remember for them the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, to be their Elohim. I am YHWH.

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