Leviticus
Leviticus 19:11–12
11You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Leviticus 19:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹ֖א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| steal | תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ | tiḡ·nō·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1589 steal |
| You must not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| lie | תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּ | ṯə·ḵa·ḥă·šū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
| or deceive | תְשַׁקְּר֖וּ | ṯə·šaq·qə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8266 do or deal falsely |
| one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ | ba·‘ă·mî·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5997 associate, fellow, relation |
Leviticus 19:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| swear | תִשָּׁבְע֥וּ | ṯiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7650 swear |
| falsely | לַשָּׁ֑קֶר | laš·šā·qer | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| by My name | בִשְׁמִ֖י | ḇiš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| and so profane | וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ | wə·ḥil·lal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| the name | שֵׁ֥ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 19:11 Colossians 3:9 · Psalm 101:7 · Exodus 20:15 · Ephesians 4:25 · Zechariah 5:3–4 · Romans 3:4 · Jeremiah 9:3–5 · Leviticus 6:2–3 · Deuteronomy 5:19 · Zechariah 8:16–17 · Jeremiah 6:13 · 1 Timothy 1:10
Leviticus 19:12 Exodus 20:7 · Deuteronomy 5:11 · Leviticus 18:21 · James 5:12 · Leviticus 6:3 · Matthew 5:33–34 · Leviticus 24:15–16 · Leviticus 24:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.