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You shall notלֹאhateתִשְׂנָאyour brotherאֶת אָחִיךָin your heart.בִּלְבָבֶךָYou shall surelyהוֹכֵחַrebukeתּוֹכִיחַyour neighbor,אֶת עֲמִיתֶךָand you shall notוְלֹאbearתִשָּׂאsinחֵטְאbecause of him.עָלָיו
Leviticus 19:17
Study it in the app“You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and you shall not bear sin because of him.”
The law asks us not to hate, take revenge or hold a grudgeForgivenessDo not hold a grudge: rebuke, and love your neighbor as yourselfConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 19:17, word by word
- hateתִשְׂנָאtisna
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “tisna” appears- your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- in your heartלְבָבֶlevave
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levave” appears- You shall surelyהוֹכֵחַhocheach
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “hocheach” appears- your neighborעֲמִיתֶamite
neighbor, fellow
Neighbor, companion: a fellow member of the people with whom one deals.
Where else “amite” appears- bearתִשָּׂאtisa
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “tisa” appears- sinחֵטְאchet
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chet” appears
The context
16You shall not go about slandering among your people. You shall not stand idly by over the blood of your neighbor. I am YHWH.
17 · This verse (above)
18You shall not take vengeance, and you shall not bear a grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am YHWH.