Leviticus 19:18

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

  1. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. תִקֹּ֤םti.Kom“you will avenge yourself”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָקַם · “to avenge” · Strong's H5358
  3. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. תִטֹּר֙ti.Tor“you will keep”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטַר · “to keep” · Strong's H5201
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  7. עַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.kha“people your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  8. וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ve.'a.hav.Ta“and you will love”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  9. לְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.Kha“<to> neighbor your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  10. כָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.kha“like yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  11. אֲנִ֖י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  12. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“[am] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)