KJV King James Version
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
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Leviticus 26:21
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
WEB World English Bible
“‘If you walk contrary to me, and won’t listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.
ASV American Standard Version
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And if ye walk with Me in opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,
Surrounding context — Leviticus 26
18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your [high] ways shall be desolate.
23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאִם־H518 · imifתֵּֽלְכ֤וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentעִמִּי֙H5973 · imwithקֶ֔רִיH7147 · qe.rihostilityוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתֹאב֖וּH14 · a.vahbe willingלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearלִ֑יH9030 · nimeוְיָסַפְתִּ֤יH3254 · ya.saphto add: againעֲלֵיכֶם֙H5921 · aluponמַכָּ֔הH4347 · mak.kahwoundשֶׁ֖בַעH7651 · she.vasevenכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃H2403 · chat.ta.ahsin
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