Leviticus
Leviticus 19:17
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.