15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(A) do not show partiality(B) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(C) but judge your neighbor fairly.(D)

16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(E) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(F) I am the Lord.

17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.(G) Rebuke your neighbor frankly(H) so you will not share in their guilt.

18 “‘Do not seek revenge(I) or bear a grudge(J) against anyone among your people,(K) but love your neighbor(L) as yourself.(M) I am the Lord.

19 “‘Keep my decrees.(N)

“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.

“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.(O)

“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.(P)

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15 “‘You[a] shall not do injustice in judgment; you[b] shall not show partiality to the powerless;[c] you[d] shall not give preference to the powerful;[e] you[f] shall judge your[g] fellow citizen with justice. 16 You[h] shall not go about with slander among your[i] people; you[j] shall not endanger your[k] neighbor’s life;[l] I am Yahweh.

17 “‘You[m] shall not hate your[n] brother in your[o] heart; you[p] shall surely rebuke your[q] fellow citizen, so that you[r] do not incur sin along with[s] him. 18 You[t] shall not seek vengeance, and you[u] shall not harbor a grudge against your[v] fellow citizens;[w] and you[x] shall love your[y] neighbor like yourself; [z] I am Yahweh.

You Shall Keep My Statutes

19 “‘You[aa] must keep my statutes: as for your[ab] domestic animals, you[ac] shall not cause two differing kinds to breed; as for your[ad] field, you[ae] shall not sow two differing kinds of seed; and, a garment of two differing kinds of woven material should not be worn on you.[af]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:15 Plural
  2. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
  3. Leviticus 19:15 Literally “you shall not lift up the faces of the poor/powerless”
  4. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
  5. Leviticus 19:15 Literally “faces of the great”
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  12. Leviticus 19:16 Literally “you shall not stand on the blood of your neighbor”
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  19. Leviticus 19:17 Or “in addition to him”; literally “upon him”
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  23. Leviticus 19:18 Literally “the sons of your people”
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  27. Leviticus 19:19 Plural
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