Leviticus

Leviticus 19:17–18

¹⁷You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him. ¹⁸Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.^c I am the LORD.

Footnotes

c 19:18 Cited in Matthew 5:43|MAT 5:43, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, Luke 10:27, Romans 13:9, Galatians 5:14, and James 2:8

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Leviticus 19:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
harbor hatred	תִשְׂנָ֥א	ṯiś·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8130 hate
against your brother	אָחִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
in your heart	בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ	bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
Directly rebuke	הוֹכֵ֤חַ	hō·w·ḵê·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
your neighbor	עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ	‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5997 associate, fellow, relation
so that you will not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
incur	תִשָּׂ֥א	ṯiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
guilt	חֵֽטְא׃	ḥêṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H2399 sin
on account of him	עָלָ֖יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Leviticus 19:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
seek revenge	תִקֹּ֤ם	ṯiq·qōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
or bear a grudge	תִטֹּר֙	ṯiṭ·ṭōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5201 keep
against any	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of your people	עַמֶּ֔ךָ	‘am·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
but love	וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥	wə·’ā·haḇ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H157 love
your neighbor	לְרֵעֲךָ֖	lə·rê·‘ă·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
as yourself	כָּמ֑וֹךָ	kā·mō·w·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H3644 like, as, when
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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Leviticus 19:17 Luke 17:3 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:11 · Proverbs 26:24–26 · 1 John 3:12–15 · Proverbs 27:5–6 · Galatians 6:1 · Matthew 18:15–17 · Ephesians 5:11 · 1 Corinthians 5:2 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · 1 Timothy 5:22

Leviticus 19:18 Matthew 22:39–40 · Romans 13:9 · Mark 12:31–34 · Luke 10:27–37 · Galatians 5:14 · James 2:8 · Matthew 19:19 · Matthew 5:43–44 · Romans 12:19 · Exodus 23:4–5 · Romans 12:17 · Ephesians 4:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.