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Leviticuschapter 19

37 verses · Moses, by tradition · 15th to 13th century BC · The Law

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Leviticus 19— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

In Jewish life

Jewish practice and Jewish teaching both have something to say about Leviticus 19. Three things follow: where it is read, what is done because of it, and how the rabbis have taught it. The purpose is to inform a Christian reader what Jews believe and how Judaism was and is practised.

The reading

Weekly portion 30 of 54

קְדֹשִׁים Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1 to 20:27

Read with it: Amos 9:7 to 9:15 in Ashkenazi use, and Ezekiel 20:2 to 20:20 in Sephardi use.

The verse numbers here are the ones a Hebrew Bible carries, which differ from an English Bible by a verse or two in several places. The Sephardi reading is named only where this site records a difference; communities vary beyond what is listed. What these books are, and how a Christian reader meets them →

Where the rabbis cite this chapter

4 rows sit beside their verses in the text, on 4 verses of this chapter. No row that speaks to the chapter as a whole is recorded. Every quote links to its full source.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria (sefaria.org); excerpts follow each version’s license, and every passage opens at its source.

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Leviticus 19:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

לֹ֖אlo'notH3808תִּגְנֹ֑בוּtignouyou will stealH1589וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּtekhachashuyou will deceiveH3584וְלֹֽא־velo'-and notH3808תְשַׁקְּר֖וּteshakeruyou will deal falselyH8266אִ֥ישׁʾishanyoneH376בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃baamitowith fellow citizen hisH5997

Rashi on Leviticus 19:11

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
לא תגנבו YE SHALL NOT STEAL — This is a warning addressed to him who steals money (the property of his fellow-man), but the law “Thou shalt not steal" which is contained in the Ten Commandments is a warning addressed to him who steals a human being.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934

Leviticus 19:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וְלֹֽא־velo'-and notH3808תִשָּׁבְע֥וּtishaveuyou will swear an oathH7650בִשְׁמִ֖יvishmiby name myH8034לַשָּׁ֑קֶרlashakerto <the> falsehoodH8267וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛vechilaltaand you will profaneH2490אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853שֵׁ֥םshem[the] name ofH8034אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430אֲנִ֥יʾaniIH589יְהוָֽה׃yahweh[am] YahwehH3068

Ramban on Leviticus 19:12

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“Why is this stated [when it has already been mentioned in the Ten Commandments]? Since it is said, Thou shalt not take the Name of the Eternal thy G-d in vain, 37 Ibid., Verse.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

Leviticus 19:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808תַעֲשֹׁ֥קtaashokyou will oppressH6231אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853רֵֽעֲךָ֖reakhaneighbor yourH7453וְלֹ֣אvelo'and notH3808תִגְזֹ֑לtigzolyou will rob [him]H1497לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808תָלִ֞יןtalinit will remain overnightH3885פְּעֻלַּ֥תpeulat[the] wage[s] ofH6468שָׂכִ֛ירsakhira hired laborerH7916אִתְּךָ֖ʾitekhawith youH854עַד־ʾad-untilH5704בֹּֽקֶר׃bokermorningH1242

Rashi on Leviticus 19:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
לא תעשק THOU SHALT NOT WRONG [THY FELLOW-MAN] — This refers to one who withholds the wages of a hired servant (Sifra, Kedoshim, Section 2; Bava Metzia 61a).

Read it in full at Sefaria · Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934

Leviticus 19:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

לֹא־lo'-notH3808תְקַלֵּ֣לtekalelyou will curseH7043חֵרֵ֔שׁcheresha deaf [person]H2795וְלִפְנֵ֣יvelifneiand <to> beforeH6440עִוֵּ֔רʾivera blind [person]H5787לֹ֥אlo'notH3808תִתֵּ֖ןtitenyou will putH5414מִכְשֹׁ֑לmikhshola stumbling blockH4383וְיָרֵ֥אתָveyaretaand you will fearH3372מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָmeeloheikhafrom God yourH430אֲנִ֥יʾaniIH589יְהוָֽה׃yahweh[am] YahwehH3068

Ramban on Leviticus 19:14

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“From this verse I know only [that one may not curse] the deaf. Whence do I know that one may not curse anybody? From the words of Scripture: Of thy people thou shalt not curse. 56 Exodus:27. If so, why does it state [here] ‘the deaf’?

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

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