Berean Standard Bible
Leviticus 19
2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֥ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH413:Beתִּהְי֑וּtih.YuH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,am holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.
3Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you must respectתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his motherאִמּ֤וֹ'i.MoH517and fatherוְאָבִיו֙ve.'a.VivH1,and you must keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
6It shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398on the dayבְּי֧וֹםbe.YomH3117you sacrifice itזִבְחֲכֶ֛םziv.cha.KhemH2077,or on the next dayוּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑תu.mi.mo.cho.RatH4283;but what remainsוְהַנּוֹתָר֙ עַד־ve.ha.no.Tar 'ad-H3498H5704on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayי֣וֹםYomH3117must be burned upבָּאֵ֖שׁ יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ba.'Esh yi.sa.RefH784H8313.
8Whoever eatsוְאֹֽכְלָיו֙ve.'o.khe.LavH398it will bearיִשָּׂ֔אyi.Sa'H5375his iniquityעֲוֹנ֣וֹa.vo.NoH5771,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588אֶת־'et-H853he has profanedחִלֵּ֑לchi.LelH2490what is holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315must be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃me.'a.Mei.haH5971.
Love Your Neighbor
(Romans 13:8–10)
9When you reapוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙u.ve.kutz.re.KhemH7114אֶת־'et-H853the harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of your landאַרְצְכֶ֔ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,you are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808to reapתְכַלֶּ֛הte.kha.LehH3615to the very edgesפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285of your fieldשָׂדְךָ֖ לִקְצֹ֑רsa.de.Kha lik.TzorH7704H7114or gatherתְלַקֵּֽט׃te.la.KetH3950the gleaningsוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֖ לֹ֥אke.tzi.re.Cha lo'H7105H3808.
10You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808strip your vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.KhaH3754bareתְעוֹלֵ֔לte.'o.LelH5953or gatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950itsכַּרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֣אkar.me.Kha lo'H3754H3808fallen grapesוּפֶ֥רֶטu.Fe.retH6528.Leaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853for the poorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041and the foreignerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
13You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808defraudתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231אֶת־'et-H853your neighborרֵֽעֲךָ֖re.'a.KhaH7453orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808rob himתִגְזֹ֑לtig.ZolH1497.Youאִתְּךָ֖'i.te.KhaH854must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withholdתָלִ֞יןta.LinH3885untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242the wagesפְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.LatH6468due a hired handשָׂכִ֛ירsa.KhirH7916.
14You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808curseתְקַלֵּ֣לte.ka.LelH7043the deafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795or placeתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414a stumbling blockמִכְשֹׁ֑לmikh.SholH4383beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440the blindעִוֵּ֔ר לֹ֥א'i.Ver lo'H5787H3808,but you shall fearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
15You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808pervertתַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ta.'a.Su 'a.velH6213H5766justiceבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.PatH4941;you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808show partialityתִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־ti.Sa' fe.nei-H5375H6440to the poorדָ֔לDalH1800orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808favoritismתֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣יteh.Dar pe.NeiH1921H6440to the richגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419;you are to judgeתִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.PotH8199your neighborעֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH5997fairlyבְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664.
16You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808goתֵלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980about spreading slanderרָכִיל֙ra.KhilH7400among your peopleבְּעַמֶּ֔יךָbe.'a.Mei.khaH5971.You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808endangerתַעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־ta.'a.Mod 'al-H5975H5921the lifeדַּ֣םdamH1818of your neighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808harbor hatredתִשְׂנָ֥אtis.Na'H8130אֶת־'et-H853against your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824.Directly rebukeH3198אֶת־'et-H853your neighborעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH5997,so that you will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808incurתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375guiltחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399on account of himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.
18Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seek revengeתִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־ti.Kom ve.lo'-H5358H3808or bear a grudgeתִטֹּר֙ti.TorH5201אֶת־'et-H853against anyבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,but loveוְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453as yourselfכָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
Keep My Statutes
19אֶֽת־'et-H853You are to keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒tish.mo.RuH8104My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֮chu.ko.TaiH2708.You shall notלֹא־lo'-H3808crossbreedתַרְבִּ֣יעַtar.Bi.a'H7250two different kindsכִּלְאַ֔יִםkil.'A.yimH3610of livestockבְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙be.hem.te.KhaH929;you shall not sowתִזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldsשָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־sa.de.Kha lo'-H7704H3808with two kindsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610of seedיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927;and you shall not wearלֹ֥א עָלֶֽיךָ׃ פlo' 'a.Lei.khaH5921H3808clothingוּבֶ֤גֶדu.Ve.gedH899made of two kindsכִּלְאַ֙יִם֙kil.'A.yimH3610of materialשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162.
20Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְ֠אִישׁVe.'ishH376liesיִשְׁכַּ֨בyish.KavH7901אֶת־'et-H853שִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H7902carnallyזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233אִשָּׁ֜ה'i.ShahH802with a slave girlוְהִ֤וא שִׁפְחָה֙ve.Hiv' shif.ChahH1931H8198promisedנֶחֱרֶ֣פֶתne.che.Re.fetH2778to another manלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376but who has notוְהָפְדֵּה֙ לֹ֣אve.ha.fe.Deh lo'H3808H6299been redeemedנִפְדָּ֔תָהnif.Da.tahH6299orא֥וֹ'oH176givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414herfreedomחֻפְשָׁ֖הchuf.ShahH2668,there must beתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961due punishmentבִּקֹּ֧רֶתbi.Ko.retH1244. Butthey are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to be put to deathיוּמְת֖וּyu.me.TuH4191,becauseלֹ֥א כִּי־lo' ki-H3588H3808she had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808been freedחֻפָּֽשָׁה׃chu.Pa.shahH2666.
22The priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall make atonementוְכִפֶּר֩ve.khi.PerH3722on his behalfעָלָ֨יו'a.LavH5921beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with the ramבְּאֵ֤ילbe.'EilH352of the guilt offeringהָֽאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817forעַל־'al-H5921the sinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,and he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חve.nis.LachH5545the sinמֵחַטָּאת֖וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָֽא׃ פcha.Ta'H2398.
23Whenוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־ta.Vo.'u 'el-H935H413the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776and plantוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙u.ne.ta'.TemH5193anyכָּל־kol-H3605kind of treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086for foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,you shall regardוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.ral.TemH6188אֶת־'et-H853the fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529as forbiddenעָרְלָת֖וֹa.re.la.ToH6190.For threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141it will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961forbiddenעֲרֵלִ֖ים'a.re.LimH6189to youand must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.
25But in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141you may eatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853its fruitפִּרְי֔וֹpir.YoH6529; thus yourharvestתְּבוּאָת֑וֹte.vu.'a.ToH8393will be increasedלְהוֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
28You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808make any cutsוְשֶׂ֣רֶט תִתְּנוּ֙ve.Se.ret ti.te.NuH8296H5414in your bodiesבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for the deadלָנֶ֗פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315or putתִתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414tattooקַֽעֲקַ֔ע לֹ֥אka.'a.Ka' lo'H7085H3808marksוּכְתֹ֣בֶתu.khe.ToetH3793on yourselves.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
29You must notאַל־'al-H408defileתְּחַלֵּ֥לte.cha.LelH2490אֶֽת־'et-H853your daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323by making her a prostituteלְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּle.haz.no.TahH2181,orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be prostitutedתִזְנֶ֣הtiz.NehH2181and filledוּמָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץu.mal.'Ah ha.'A.retzH4390H776with depravityזִמָּֽה׃zi.MahH2154.
31You must notאַל־'al-H408turnתִּפְנ֤וּtif.NuH6437toאֶל־'el-H413mediumsהָאֹבֹת֙ha.'o.VotH178orוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049;do not seek them outאַל־ תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ'al- te.vak.ShuH1245H408,or you will be defiledלְטָמְאָ֣הle.ta.me.'AhH2930by them.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
32You are to riseתָּק֔וּםta.KumH6965in the presenceמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the elderlyשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872,honorוְהָדַרְתָּ֖ פְּנֵ֣יve.ha.dar.Ta pe.NeiH1921H6440the agedזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,and fearוְיָרֵ֥אתָve.ya.Re.taH3372your Godמֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָme.'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
34You must treatיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961the foreignerהַגֵּ֣ר׀ha.GerH1616livingהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481among youאִתְּכֶ֗ם'i.te.KhemH854as native-bornכְּאֶזְרָ֣חke.'ez.RachH249and loveוְאָהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.TaH157himas yourselfכָּמ֔וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
36You shall maintainיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961honestצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664scalesמֹ֧אזְנֵיMoz.neiH3976andצֶ֗דֶקTze.dekH6664weightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,an honestצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664ephahאֵ֥יפַת'Ei.fatH374, andan honestצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664hinוְהִ֥יןve.HinH1969.Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
37You must keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יmish.pa.TaiH4941and followוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213themאֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”
Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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