Discipline יָסַר

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Sep 8, 2026 · 2m

We are in chapter twenty-six of Leviticus with our word for today used for the first time in the Bible in our chapter. יָסַר instruct, chastise, rebuke, discipline, admonish, correct. It is used 40 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to teach, to impart skills or knowledge to. Psalm 16:7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart יִסְּר֥וּנִי instructs me. Isaiah 28:26 For he is rightly וְיִסְּר֥וֹ instructed; his God teaches him. Our word is used most of the time in the sense to discipline, to be corrected. Here is a good…