The Meaning of Leviticus 26:11 Explained

Leviticus 26:11

KJV: And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

YLT: 'And I have given My tabernacle in your midst, and My soul doth not loathe you;

Darby: And I will set my habitation among you; and my soul shall not abhor you;

ASV: And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will set  my tabernacle  among  you: and my soul  shall not abhor  you. 

What does Leviticus 26:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 26:1-20 - Results Of Obedience And Disobedience
There is a vast contrast between the ideal life of the first thirteen verses of this chapter and the remainder; just the distinction which God ever makes between a life of obedience and faith, and one of disobedience and disbelief. In our inner life we also may have that blessed rain of spiritual grace; the fruit-fullness and the peace, the safety and the victory, the old store reaching to the new, the breaking of our bars and the snapping of our yoke.
If these privileges are not yours, think back on your past to ascertain whether you are walking in all God's commandments, or are in anything walking contrary to them. Confess your sins and return, and dare to believe that He will bring you again, if penitent and believing, into the old glad position. But if "ye will not," Leviticus 26:14; Leviticus 26:18; Leviticus 26:21; Leviticus 26:23; Leviticus 26:27, heavy penalties must befall. God loves us too well to allow us to drift, unwarned and unrestrained, to perdition. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Leviticus 26:11 mean?

And I will set My tabernacle among you and not shall abhor My soul you
וְנָתַתִּ֥י מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י בְּתוֹכְכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ תִגְעַ֥ל נַפְשִׁ֖י אֶתְכֶֽם

וְנָתַתִּ֥י  And  I  will  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מִשְׁכָּנִ֖י  My  tabernacle 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
בְּתוֹכְכֶ֑ם  among  you 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
וְלֹֽא־  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִגְעַ֥ל  shall  abhor 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: גָּעַל  
Sense: to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, fall.
נַפְשִׁ֖י  My  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.