Leviticus

Leviticus 19:13–15

¹³You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him.

You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

¹⁴You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

¹⁵You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defraud	תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק	ṯa·‘ă·šōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
your neighbor	רֵֽעֲךָ֖	rê·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
or	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rob him	תִגְזֹ֑ל	ṯiḡ·zōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
You	אִתְּךָ֖	’it·tə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
withhold	תָלִ֞ין	ṯā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
morning	בֹּֽקֶר׃	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
the wages	פְּעֻלַּ֥ת	pə·‘ul·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6468 work, recompence
due a hired hand	שָׂכִ֛יר	śā·ḵîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
curse	תְקַלֵּ֣ל	ṯə·qal·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
the deaf	חֵרֵ֔שׁ	ḥê·rêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H2795 deaf
or place	תִתֵּ֖ן	ṯit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a stumbling block	מִכְשֹׁ֑ל	miḵ·šōl	Noun - masculine singular	H4383 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block
before	וְלִפְנֵ֣י	wə·lip̄·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the blind	עִוֵּ֔ר	‘iw·wêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
but you shall fear	וְיָרֵ֥אתָ	wə·yā·rê·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
your God	מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	mê·’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Preposition-m; 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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pervert	תַעֲשׂ֥וּ	ṯa·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
justice	בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט	bam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
you must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
show partiality	תִשָּׂ֣א	ṯiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to the poor	דָ֔ל	ḏāl	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
or	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
favoritism	תֶהְדַּ֖ר	ṯeh·dar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1921 swell (?), honour, adorn
to the rich	גָד֑וֹל	ḡā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
you are to judge	תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט	tiš·pōṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
your neighbor	עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃	‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5997 associate, fellow, relation
fairly	בְּצֶ֖דֶק	bə·ṣe·ḏeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness

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Leviticus 19:13 James 5:4 · Malachi 3:5 · Deuteronomy 24:14–15 · Jeremiah 22:13 · Proverbs 20:10 · Exodus 22:21 · Jeremiah 22:3 · Exodus 22:15 · Mark 10:19 · Ezekiel 22:29

Leviticus 19:14 Deuteronomy 27:18 · Leviticus 19:32 · 1 Peter 2:17 · Leviticus 25:17 · Romans 14:13 · Revelation 2:14 · Nehemiah 5:15 · 1 Corinthians 8:8–13 · Genesis 42:18 · Romans 12:14

Leviticus 19:15 Deuteronomy 1:17 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Proverbs 24:23 · Exodus 23:6–8 · Exodus 23:2–3 · Leviticus 19:35 · Deuteronomy 16:19 · Proverbs 18:5 · Psalm 82:2 · 2 Chronicles 19:6–7 · James 2:6–9 · Exodus 18:21

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