Leviticus 26:18

And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Israel through Moses immediately following the initial covenant curses, issuing a conditional warning before detailing further judgments. The words — וְיָסַפְתִּי (ve./ya.saf.Ti) translates literally as "and I will add/repeat," paired with לְיַסְּרָה (le./ya.se.Rah) meaning "to discipline" or "punish." The thread — The motif of escalating sevenfold punishment for persistent disobedience recurs in Leviticus 26:21, 24, and 28. Why it lands — The text demands recognition that covenant obedience is non-negotiable and that repeated rejection triggers intensified divine discipline.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִ֨ם־ve./'Im-and/ if עַד־'ad-up to אֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]לֹ֥אlo'not תִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'Uyou will listenלִ֑יL/ito <the>/ meוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve./ya.saf.Tiand/ I will repeat לְיַסְּרָ֣הle./ya.se.Rahto/ discipline אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et./Khem<obj.>/ you שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'sevenfold עַל־'al-on חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei./Khemsins/ your

King James Version

And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:21 If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
Leviticus 26:24 then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
Leviticus 26:28 then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
1 Samuel 2:5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.
Psalms 119:164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
Proverbs 24:16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Daniel 3:19 At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,