Leviticus 26:12 (GNV)

Passage

Also I will walke among you, and I wil be your God, and ye shalbe my people.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:10 Ye shall eate also olde store, and cary out olde because of the newe.

Leviticus 26:11 And I will set my Tabernacle among you, and my soule shall not lothe you.

Leviticus 26:12 Also I will walke among you, and I wil be your God, and ye shalbe my people.

Leviticus 26:13 I am the Lord your God which haue brought you out of the lande of Egypt, that yee should not be their bondmen, and I haue broken ye bonds of your yoke, and made you goe vpright.

Leviticus 26:14 But if ye will not obey me, nor do all these commandements,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "walke", "shalbe", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "walke" and "shalbe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And I will set my Tabernacle among..." into verse 13's "I am the Lord your God which...", so "walke" and "shalbe" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "walke" and "shalbe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.