Exodus 23:25

What does Exodus 23:25 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 23:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And give worship to the Lord your God, who will send his blessing on your bread and on your water; and I will take all disease away from among you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And ye have served Jehovah your God, and He hath blessed thy bread and thy water, and I have turned aside sickness from thine heart;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And you shall serve the Lord your God, that I may bless your bread and your waters, and may take away sickness from the midst of thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And ye shall serve Jehovah yourGod; and he shall bless thy bread and thy water; and I will take sickness away from thy midst.

Context

v.24Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars.

v.25This passage

v.26There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 11:13

    And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

  • Deuteronomy 10:12

    And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

  • 1 Samuel 12:24

    Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.

  • Joshua 24:14

    Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

  • Exodus 15:26

    and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.

  • Isaiah 33:24

    And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

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