You shall notלֹאdoתַעֲשׂוּinjusticeעָוֶלin judgment:בַּמִּשְׁפָּטyou shall notלֹאshow favor toתִשָּׂא פְנֵיthe poorדָלand you shall notוְלֹאhonorתֶהְדַּר פְּנֵיthe great;גָדוֹלin righteousnessבְּצֶדֶקyou shall judgeתִּשְׁפֹּטyour neighbor.עֲמִיתֶךָ
Leviticus 19:15
Study it in the app“You 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 19:15, word by word
- doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appears- injusticeעָוֶלavel
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “avel” appears- in judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- show favor toתִשָּׂאtisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisa” appears- show favor toפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the poorדָלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- honorתֶהְדַּרtehdar
show favor
To give someone special treatment in a trial.
Where else “tehdar” appears- the greatגָדוֹלgadol
powerful
The powerful, "the great".
Where else “gadol” appears- in righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- you shall judgeתִּשְׁפֹּטtishpot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “tishpot” appears- your neighborעֲמִיתֶamite
neighbor, fellow
Neighbor, companion: a fellow member of the people with whom one deals.
Where else “amite” appears
The context
14You 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.
15 · This verse (above)
16You shall not go about slandering among your people. You shall not stand idly by over the blood of your neighbor. I am YHWH.