These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

LEVITICUS 26:46KJV
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Leviticus 26:46 (KJV)

What does Leviticus 26:46 mean?

Leviticus 26:46 states that the laws, rules, and commands just described were given by the LORD to the Israelites at Mount Sinai through Moses. This verse sums up and closes a section by making clear that everything in the previous chapters comes directly from God, not from Moses himself.

Leviticus 26:46 comes at the end of a long list of blessings and warnings. The speaker is the narrator, summarizing that the LORD (the personal name for God, often written as יהוה / YHWH / Yahweh) gave these instructions to the people of Israel, with Moses acting as the messenger. The setting is Mount Sinai, where the Israelites received the foundational parts of their covenant with God.

The Hebrew behind Leviticus 26:46

  • "Statutes" (חֻקִּים / ḥuqqim): This word refers to specific decrees or rules that may not always have an obvious reason but are to be followed because God commands them.
  • "Judgments" (מִשְׁפָּטִים / mishpatim): These are legal decisions or ordinances, often dealing with justice and how people should treat one another.
  • "Laws" (תּוֹרָה / torah): This word means "instruction" or "teaching" and can refer to the whole body of guidance God gives, not just legal rules.
  • "By the hand of Moses" (בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה / b’yad-Mosheh): This phrase highlights that Moses was the agent or messenger, but the source of the commands is the LORD.

Why Leviticus 26:46 matters

  • Leviticus 26:46 makes it clear that the laws in Leviticus are not just human traditions or ideas from Moses, but are presented as direct instructions from God to the Israelites.
  • The verse emphasizes the setting—Mount Sinai—reminding readers that these laws are part of a larger covenant moment, tying back to the dramatic events of Exodus.
  • By listing "statutes," "judgments," and "laws," the verse shows that God's instructions cover many areas of life, not just religious rituals but also justice and daily living.

Where else these words appear

“Sinai” Hebrew H5514 · used in 34 verses

  • Exodus 16:1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
  • Exodus 34:29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
  • Numbers 9:5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.

“statutes” Hebrew H2706 · used in 124 verses

  • Genesis 47:22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
  • Deuteronomy 26:17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
  • Psalms 119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.