Deuteronomy 7:15

And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, outlining the covenant blessings they will receive upon entering the Promised Land.

The words — The text highlights וְ/הֵסִ֧יר (ve./he.Sir), translated literally as "and he will remove," alongside מַדְוֵי֩ (mad.Vei), meaning "the diseases of."

The thread — This promise of protection from illness connects to the covenant condition in Leviticus 26:3 and the healing declaration in Exodus 15:26, while the warning against idolatry echoes the destruction mandate in Deuteronomy 7:16.

Why it lands — It demands a reader to recognize that physical preservation is tied to covenant faithfulness, while the threat of disease is reserved for those who oppose God's people.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֵסִ֧ירve./he.Sirand/ he will remove יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh מִמְּךָ֖mi.me./Khafrom/ you כָּל־kol-every חֹ֑לִיCho.lisickness וְכָל־ve./kholand/ all מַדְוֵי֩mad.Vei[the] diseases of מִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt הָרָעִ֜יםha./ra.'Im<the>/ harmful אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich יָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.tayou experienced לֹ֤אlo'not יְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.Ma/mhe will put/ themבָּ֔ךְBa/khon <the>/ youוּנְתָנָ֖םu./ne.ta.Na/mand/ he will set/ them בְּכָל־be./kholon/ all שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei./kha[those who] hate/ you

King James Version

And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

Cross-references

Exodus 15:26 saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
Psalms 105:36 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
Leviticus 26:3 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,
Deuteronomy 28:60 He will afflict you again with all the diseases you dreaded in Egypt, and they will cling to you.
Deuteronomy 28:27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.
Exodus 9:11 The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.