Leviticus 26:12
New International Version
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.

New Living Translation
I will walk among you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.

English Standard Version
And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Berean Standard Bible
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

King James Bible
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

New King James Version
I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

New American Standard Bible
I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

NASB 1995
‘I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

NASB 1977
‘I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

Legacy Standard Bible
I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

Amplified Bible
I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

Christian Standard Bible
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

American Standard Version
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

Contemporary English Version
I will walk with you--I will be your God, and you will be my people.

English Revised Version
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I will live among you and be your God, and you will be my people.

Good News Translation
I will be with you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.

International Standard Version
I'll walk among you. I will be your God, and you'll be my people.

Majority Standard Bible
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

NET Bible
I will walk among you, and I will be your God and you will be my people.

New Heart English Bible
I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

World English Bible
I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and I have habitually walked in your midst, and have become your God, and you become My people;

Young's Literal Translation
and I have walked habitually in your midst, and have become your God, and ye -- ye are become My people;

Smith's Literal Translation
And I walked in the midst of you, and I was to you for God, and ye shall be to me for a people.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will walk among you, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people.

New American Bible
Ever present in your midst, I will be your God, and you will be my people;

New Revised Standard Version
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall walk among you and I shall be your God and you shall be my people.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be My people.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and I will walk among you, and be your God, and ye shall be my people.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Blessings of Obedience
11And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you. 12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. 13I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.…

Cross References
2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

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.

Ezekiel 37:27
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Zechariah 8:8
I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

Jeremiah 32:38
They will be My people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 11:20
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Exodus 29:45-46
Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. / And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

Deuteronomy 29:12-13
so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, / and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Ezekiel 36:28
Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.

1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Genesis 17:7-8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Deuteronomy 26:17-18
Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice. / And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,

Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”


Treasury of Scripture

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

I will

Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Genesis 5:22,24
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: …

Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

will be

Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Exodus 3:6
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Exodus 6:7
And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Jump to Previous
Habitually Midst Present Walked
Jump to Next
Habitually Midst Present Walked
Leviticus 26
1. Of idolatry
2. Reverence
3. A blessing to those who keep the commandments
14. A curse to those who break them
40. God promises to remember those who repent














I will walk among you
This phrase is deeply rooted in the Hebrew concept of God's immanence. The Hebrew word for "walk" is "הָלַךְ" (halak), which implies a continuous, habitual action. It evokes the imagery of God walking in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:8), symbolizing intimate fellowship and presence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, deities were often seen as distant and unapproachable, but here, Yahweh promises a personal and ongoing relationship with His people. This promise is a profound assurance of God's desire to be actively involved in the lives of His followers, guiding and sustaining them.

and be your God
The phrase "be your God" underscores the covenant relationship between Yahweh and Israel. The Hebrew word for "God" here is "אֱלֹהִים" (Elohim), which, while plural in form, is singular in meaning when referring to the one true God. This reflects the majesty and power of God, who is not only the Creator but also the personal deity of Israel. Historically, this covenantal promise distinguishes Israel from surrounding nations, affirming that their identity and destiny are bound up with Yahweh's faithfulness and sovereignty.

and you will be My people
This phrase completes the covenant formula, emphasizing mutual belonging. The Hebrew word for "people" is "עַם" (am), which signifies a collective identity chosen and set apart by God. This designation as "My people" is not merely a statement of possession but a declaration of purpose and mission. Israel is called to reflect God's character and to be a light to the nations (Isaiah 42:6). In the broader biblical narrative, this promise finds its ultimate fulfillment in the New Covenant, where believers in Christ are grafted into this identity as God's people (1 Peter 2:9-10).

(12) And I will walk among you.--This promise is quoted by St. Paul (2Corinthians 6:16).

Verse 12. - And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. These words are quoted by St. Paul as a ground of the holiness required of God's people (2 Corinthians 6:16).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I will walk
וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ (wə·hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

among you
בְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔ם (bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

and be
וְהָיִ֥יתִי (wə·hā·yî·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

your
לָכֶ֖ם (lā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

God,
לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים (lê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and you
וְאַתֶּ֖ם (wə·’at·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

will be
תִּהְיוּ־ (tih·yū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

My
לִ֥י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

people.
לְעָֽם׃ (lə·‘ām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


Links
Leviticus 26:12 NIV
Leviticus 26:12 NLT
Leviticus 26:12 ESV
Leviticus 26:12 NASB
Leviticus 26:12 KJV

Leviticus 26:12 BibleApps.com
Leviticus 26:12 Biblia Paralela
Leviticus 26:12 Chinese Bible
Leviticus 26:12 French Bible
Leviticus 26:12 Catholic Bible

OT Law: Leviticus 26:12 I will walk among you and will (Le Lv Lev.)
Leviticus 26:11
Top of Page
Top of Page