Leviticus

Leviticus 19:16

¹⁶You must not go about spreading slander among your people.

You must not endanger the life^b of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	תֵלֵ֤ךְ	ṯê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
about spreading slander	רָכִיל֙	rā·ḵîl	Noun - masculine singular	H7400 slander, > tale-bearer, informer
among your people	בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָ	bə·‘am·me·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
You must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
endanger	תַעֲמֹ֖ד	ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
the life	דַּ֣ם	dam	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of your neighbor	רֵעֶ֑ךָ	rê·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.