Leviticus 26:45

“But 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.”

Leviticus 26:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Even in the land of their enemies, God says he will not break his covenantFaithfulness

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Leviticus 26:45, word by word

But I will rememberזָכַרְתִּיzacharti

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

Where else “zacharti” appears
the covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

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

Where else “berit” appears
with their forefathersרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

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I broughtהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

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

Where else “hotseti” appears
of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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in the sightעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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to beהְיֹתheyot

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “heyot” appears
Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim

Elohim

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

Where else “lohim” appears
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

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

44Yet 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.

45 · This verse (above)

46These are the statutes and the rules and the instructions that YHWH made between himself and the sons of Israel on Mount Sinai through Moses.

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