Leviticus

Leviticus 19:15

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	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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.