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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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  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”
  6. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
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  8. Leviticus 19:16 Singular
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  12. Leviticus 19:16 Literally “you shall not stand on the blood of your neighbor”
  13. Leviticus 19:17 Singular
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  19. Leviticus 19:17 Or “in addition to him”; literally “upon him”
  20. Leviticus 19:18 Singular
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  22. Leviticus 19:18 Singular
  23. Leviticus 19:18 Literally “the sons of your people”
  24. Leviticus 19:18 Singular
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  27. Leviticus 19:19 Plural
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15 “You must not act unjustly(A) when deciding a case. Do not be partial(B) to the poor or give preference to the rich;(C) judge your neighbor fairly. 16 You must not go about spreading slander(D) among your people; you must not jeopardize[a] your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.

17 “You must not harbor hatred against your brother.[b](E) Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.(F) 18 Do not take revenge(G) or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself;(H) I am Yahweh.

19 “You are to keep My statutes. You must not crossbreed two different kinds of your livestock, sow your fields with two kinds of seed, or put on a garment made of two kinds of material.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:16 Lit not stand against
  2. Leviticus 19:17 Or your fellow Israelite