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Exodus 15:26

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

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KJV King James Version

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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.”

WEB World English Bible

and he said, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”

ASV American Standard Version

and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and He saith, ‘If thou dost really hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and dost that which is right in His eyes, and hast hearkened to His commands, and kept all His statutes: none of the sickness which I laid on the Egyptians do I lay on thee, for I, Jehovah, am healing thee.

Surrounding context — Exodus 15

23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

27 And they came to Elim, where [were] twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩H559 · a.marto say אִם־H518 · imif שָׁמ֨וֹעַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hear תִּשְׁמַ֜עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hear לְק֣וֹל׀H6963 · qolvoice יְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָH430 · e.lo.himGod וְהַיָּשָׁ֤רH3477 · ya.sharupright בְּעֵינָיו֙H5869 · a.yineye תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213 · a.sahto make: do וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙H238 · a.zanto listen לְמִצְוֹתָ֔יוH4687 · mits.vahcommandment וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖H8104 · sha.marto keep: obey כָּל־H3605 · kolall חֻקָּ֑יוH2706 · choqstatute: decree כָּֽל־H3605 · kolall הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞הH4245 · ma.cha.lehsickness אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhich שַׂ֤מְתִּיH7760 · sumto set: make בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgypt לֹא־H3808 · lonot אָשִׂ֣יםH7760 · sumto set: make עָלֶ֔יךָH5921 · alupon כִּ֛יH3588 · kifor אֲנִ֥יH589 · a.niI יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD רֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ סH7495 · ra.pahto heal

Cross-references

Psalm 103:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;Deuteronomy 7:15And 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.Exodus 23:25And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.Psalm 41:3-4The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.Psalm 147:3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.Deuteronomy 28:1-15And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.Leviticus 26:13I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.James 5:11-16Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.Job 5:18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.Deuteronomy 12:28Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest [that which is] good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.Deuteronomy 28:60Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.1 Kings 11:33Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do [that which is] right in mine eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my judgments, as [did] David his father.Deuteronomy 13:18When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do [that which is] right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.Deuteronomy 28:27The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.Deuteronomy 7:12-13Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:Ezekiel 18:5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

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