Leviticus

Leviticus 19:18

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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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
seek revengeתִקֹּ֤םṯiq·qōmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5358 avenge, take vengeance
or bear a grudgeתִטֹּר֙ṯiṭ·ṭōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5201 keep
against anyבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ‘am·me·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
but loveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥wə·’ā·haḇ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH157 love
your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖lə·rê·‘ă·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
as yourselfכָּמ֑וֹךָkā·mō·w·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when
Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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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.