Leviticus 19:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 19:1812 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹֽאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תִקֹּ֤םtiqōm

you will avenge yourselfverbH5358

self) · punish · revenge · surely ···

וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תִטֹּר֙tiṭōr

you will keepverbH5201

keep · reserve

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

בְּנֵ֣יbənēy

the sons ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

עַמֶּ֔/ךָʿamekā

people yournounH5971

men · nation · people

וְ/אָֽהַבְתָּ֥wəʾāhabətā

and you will loveconjH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

לְ/רֵעֲ/ךָ֖lərēʿăkā

neighbor yourpronH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

כָּמ֑וֹ/ךָkāmwōkā

like yourselfpronH3644

as (it were · well as) · in comparison of · like (as ···

אֲנִ֖יʾăniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

יְהוָֽהyəhwāh

am YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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