Leviticus 26:9

Lev 26:9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

Ver. 9. And establish my covenant with you.] This is more than all the rest. So Gen 17:20-21, "I have blessed Ishmael; twelve princes shall he beget, but my covenant will I establish with Isaac."

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

26:9 fulfill my covenant: The fulfillment is seen in the “rest” spoken of in Hebrews (Heb 3:11–4:11). The Promised Land should have brought a state of security and prosperity, a state of “rest” to the Israelites (Exod 33:14; Deut 12:10; 25:19; Josh 1:13, 15). Israel succeeded in entering the Promised Land, but their rebellion kept them from seeing the covenant fulfilled.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Perform that which I have promised.

Hebrew, I will turn unto you.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

(9) For I will have respect unto you.—Better, And I will turn unto you, as it is rendered in the Authorised Version in Eze_46:9, the only other passage where this phrase occurs; that is, be merciful to them and bless them. (Comp. 2Ki_13:23; Psa_25:16; Psa_69:17, &c.)

And multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.—That is, by multiplying them as the stars of heaven and the sand of the sea, God fulfil the covenant which He made with their fathers (Gen_12:2; Gen_13:16; Gen_15:5; Gen_22:17; Exo_23:26).

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9. will establish] rather, will carry out. The Heb. expression means, to fulfil the promises of an older covenant. Cp. Gen_26:3, ‘I will establish [to Isaac] the oath which I sware unto Abraham’; Deu_9:5, to ‘establish the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers.’ So Jer_34:18 of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who did not carry out the words of the covenant which they had made.

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And ye shall eat old store,.... What is very old, corn of three years old, as Jarchi and Kimchi (m) interpret it; such plenty should they have that it would be so long consuming:

and bring forth the old because of the new; out of their barns and granaries, to make room for the new, which they should have great quantities of, and scarce know where to bestow them; and therefore should empty their treasures and garners of the old, and fill them with new; or they should bring them forth out of their barns into their houses, to make use of themselves, or into their markets to expose to sale, being under no temptation to withhold against a time of scarcity in order to make more of it, see Pro 11:26; now all these temporal blessings promised may be emblems of spiritual things, and might be so understood by such who were spiritually enlightened; as of the rain of divine grace, and the blessings of it, and of the doctrines of the Gospel, sometimes compared thereunto, Deu 32:2; and of great fruitfulness in grace and good works, and of internal peace in the minds of good men, and of their safety and security from spiritual enemies; of fulness of spiritual provisions, even of things new and old, and which are laid up for them, Sol 7:13; thus promises of a spiritual nature more manifestly follow.

(m) Sepher Shorash. rad.

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i.e. Actually perform all that I have promised you in my covenant made with you,

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9. I will have respect — I will favourably regard you.

Multiply — Rapid increase in population, especially with Oriental nations, is a manifest proof of the divine favour. Virtue promotes health and wealth. These conduce to a multiplication of the people, so long as luxury and its attendant vices are avoided. It is a sign of national decay when marriages and births relatively diminish.

Establish my covenant — Confirm the covenant already made with Abraham.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Establish my covenant - That is, actually perform all that I have promised in my covenant made with you.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

Moreover the Lord would bestow His covenant blessing upon them without intermission. אל פּנה signifies a sympathizing and gracious regard (Psa 25:16; Psa 69:17). The multiplication and fruitfulness of the nation were a constant fulfilment of the covenant promise (Gen 17:4-6) and an establishment of the covenant (Gen 17:7); not merely the preservation of it, but the continual realization of the covenant grace, by which the covenant itself was carried on further and further towards its completion. This was the real purpose of the blessing, to which all earthly good, as the pledge of the constant abode of God in the midst of His people, simply served as the foundation.

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I will look at you with favor

"I will show you favor" or "I will bless you"

make you fruitful and multiply you

These two phrases refer to God causing them to have many descendants so they become a large group. (See: Doublet)

make you fruitful

God speaks of them having many children as if they were trees that bear a lot of fruit. AT: "cause you to have many children" (See: Metaphor)

You will eat food stored a long time

"You will have enough food stored to eat for a long time" or "you will have enough food to store and eat it for a long time"

translationWords

favor

fruit

covenant

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ופניתי אליכם AND I WILL TURN UNTO YOU — This means, I will turn away from all My business in order to pay you your reward. A parable! To what may this be compared? To a king who hired labourers etc., just as is explained in Torath Cohanim (Sifra, Bechukotai, Chapter 2 5).

והפריתי אתכם AND I SHALL MAKE YOU FRUITFUL — This, of course, means:in פריה ורביה in reproductive power (i. e. in numbers), but —

והרביתי אתכם (which may denote: “I will make you large”) means in height (lit., erect stature) (Sifra, Bechukotai, Chapter 2 5).

והקמתי את בריתי אתכם AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU — a new covenant; not like that covenant which you broke by worshipping the golden calf), as it said, (Jeremiah 31:31-32): “[Behold, the days come, saith the Lord that] I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah. Not according to the covenant [that I made with their fathers,… which My covenant they broke, but… I will put My law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts]” (Sifra, Bechukotai, Chapter 2 5).

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.

AND I WILL MAKE YOU FRUITFUL. This means that they will all have children, fruit of the womb, and there will be no barren man or woman among them. And then He stated again, and I will multiply you, meaning that they will have many children, and will not be bereaved of them, because they will live out their days, and therefore they will be a large people.

Ramban (Nachmanides) on the Tanakh — English translation: “Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.

And establish My covenant with you — that covenant in which I said (Bereishis 17:7), “To be to you for a God and to your seed after you”.

Sforno on the Tanakh — English translation: “Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.