Bible Strands
Leviticus 26:11
And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Israel immediately after describing a time when they eat old grain while clearing out new supplies. He speaks this promise following the covenant blessings and curses outlined in the surrounding chapter.
The words — The text centers on נָתַתִּי (na.tat.ti), "I will put," and מִשְׁכְּנִי (mish.kh.ni), "My dwelling place," to declare God's intention to reside among the people. It also pairs תִגְעַל (tig.al), "it will abhor," with נַפְשִׁי (naf.shi), "My soul," in that specific textual order to state God will not reject them.
The thread — This promise of divine indwelling connects to Exodus 25:8 and Exodus 29:45, where God pledges to dwell among Israel. It also points forward to Revelation 21:3, which describes the ultimate fulfillment of God's dwelling with humanity.
Why it lands — The verse states God's commitment to remain present with His people rather than abandon them. It requires a reader to acknowledge that covenant relationship depends on God's decision to stay close, not human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
Cross-references
- Exodus 25:8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
- Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Exodus 29:45 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Psalms 132:13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
- Ephesians 2:22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
- Psalms 76:2 His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
- Psalms 106:40 So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
- Leviticus 20:23 You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
- Joshua 22:19 If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
- Ezekiel 37:26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.