You shall notלֹאcurseתְקַלֵּלa deaf personחֵרֵשׁand beforeוְלִפְנֵיa blind personעִוֵּרyou shall notלֹאputתִתֵּןa stumbling block;מִכְשֹׁלbut you shall fearוְיָרֵאתָyour Elohim.מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָIאֲנִיam YHWH.יְהוָה
Leviticus 19:14
Study it in the app“You shall not curse a deaf person and before a blind person you shall not put a stumbling block; but you shall fear your Elohim. I am YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 19:14, word by word
- curseתְקַלֵּלtekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “tekalel” appears- a deaf personחֵרֵשׁcheresh
deaf
Deaf.
Where else “cheresh” appears- and beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- a blind personעִוֵּרiver
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “iver” appears- putתִתֵּןtiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “titen” appears- a stumbling blockמִכְשֹׁלmichshol
stumbling block
A stumbling block: something that makes someone fall; an obstacle.
Where else “michshol” appears- but you shall fearיָרֵאתָyareta
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yareta” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- am YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
13You shall not oppress your neighbor and you shall not rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not stay overnight with you until morning.
14 · This verse (above)
15You shall not do injustice in judgment: you shall not show favor to the poor and you shall not honor the great; in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.