Leviticus 19:16

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Leviticus 19:16, word by word

go aboutתֵלֵךְtelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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slanderingרָכִילrachil

slanderer

Gossip, slander; one who goes about telling things about others.

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among your peopleעַמֶּיame

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

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stand idly byתַעֲמֹדtaamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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the bloodדַּםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

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of your neighborרֵעֶree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

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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.

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Translation note

The second sentence says, word for word: “you shall not stand over the blood of your neighbor.” It may mean not standing by doing nothing when his life is in danger, or not setting oneself against his life.

The context