Leviticus
Leviticus 19:14
14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.