The Meaning of Leviticus 26:5 Explained

Leviticus 26:5

KJV: And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

YLT: and reached to you hath the threshing, the gathering, and the gathering doth reach the sowing -time; and ye have eaten your bread to satiety, and have dwelt confidently in your land.

Darby: and your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing-time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land securely.

ASV: And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And your threshing  shall reach  unto the vintage,  and the vintage  shall reach  unto the sowing time:  and ye shall eat  your bread  to the full,  and dwell  in your land  safely. 

What does Leviticus 26:5 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 26:5 mean?

And shall last Your threshing - till the time of vintage and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell safely in your land
וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֙יִשׁ֙ אֶת־ בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם

וְהִשִּׂ֨יג  And  shall  last 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מַשֶּׂגֶת 
Sense: to reach, overtake, take hold upon.
לָכֶ֥ם  Your 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
דַּ֙יִשׁ֙  threshing 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דַּיִשׁ  
Sense: threshing (the process).
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בָּצִ֔יר  till  the  time  of  vintage 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּצִיר 
Sense: vintage.
וּבָצִ֖יר  and  the  vintage 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּצִיר 
Sense: vintage.
יַשִּׂ֣יג  shall  last 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מַשֶּׂגֶת 
Sense: to reach, overtake, take hold upon.
זָ֑רַע  till  the  time  of  sowing 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם  And  you  shall  eat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
לַחְמְכֶם֙  your  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
לָשֹׂ֔בַע  to  the  full 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׂבַע  
Sense: satiety, abundance, fullness.
וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם  and  dwell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
לָבֶ֖טַח  safely 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֶּטַח  
Sense: security, safety adv.
בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם  in  your  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.