Leviticus 26:44

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am Jehovah their God;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַף־גַּם־זֹ֠את בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֞ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם לֹֽא־מְאַסְתִּ֤ים וְלֹֽא־גְעַלְתִּים֙ לְכַלֹּתָ֔ם לְהָפֵ֥ר בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתָּ֑ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾap-gam-zōʾt bihyôtām bəʾereṣ ʾōyəbêhem lōʾ-məʾastîm wə-lōʾ-gəʿaltîm ləḵallōtām ləhāpēr bərîtî ʾittām kî ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêhem

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾap*-*gam*-*zōʾt*: conjunction + adverb + adverb + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - and yet for all that
• *bihyôtām*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their being
• *bəʾereṣ*: preposition + feminine singular construct - in land of
• *ʾōyəbêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their enemies
• *lōʾ*-*məʾastîm*: negative particle + Qal perfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will not reject them
• *wə-lōʾ*-*gəʿaltîm*: conjunction + negative particle + Qal perfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I will not abhor them
• *ləḵallōtām*: preposition + Piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to destroy them
• *ləhāpēr*: preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to break
• *bərîtî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my covenant
• *ʾittām*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - with them
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʾănî*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *ʾĕlōhêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their God

Word Meanings

• *məʾastîm*: reject/refuse/despise them
• *gəʿaltîm*: abhor/loathe/reject them
• *ləḵallōtām*: to finish them/to destroy them completely
• *ləhāpēr*: to break/to annul/to make void

Referenced Verses

• Rom 11:2 : 2 God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:
• 2 Kgs 13:23 : 23 But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
• Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
• Jer 33:20-21 : 20 Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season; 21 then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
• Jer 33:26 : 26 then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and will have mercy on them.
• Ezek 14:22-23 : 22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings; and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their way and their doings; and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Ezek 16:60 : 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
• Ps 89:33 : 33 But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
• Ps 94:14 : 14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance.
• Jer 14:21 : 21 Do not abhor [us], for thy name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
• Jer 30:11 : 11 For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.
• Rom 11:26 : 26 and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; {G2532} He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
• Deut 4:29-31 : 29 But from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice: 31 for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.