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14 You[a] shall not curse the deaf, and you[b] shall not put a stumbling block before[c] a blind person, but[d] you[e] shall revere your[f] God; I am Yahweh.

15 “‘You[g] shall not do injustice in judgment; you[h] shall not show partiality to the powerless;[i] you[j] shall not give preference to the powerful;[k] you[l] shall judge your[m] fellow citizen with justice. 16 You[n] shall not go about with slander among your[o] people; you[p] shall not endanger your[q] neighbor’s life;[r] I am Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:14 Singular
  2. Leviticus 19:14 Singular
  3. Leviticus 19:14 Literally “to the faces of”
  4. Leviticus 19:14 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 19:14 Singular
  6. Leviticus 19:14 Singular
  7. Leviticus 19:15 Plural
  8. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
  9. Leviticus 19:15 Literally “you shall not lift up the faces of the poor/powerless”
  10. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
  11. Leviticus 19:15 Literally “faces of the great”
  12. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
  13. Leviticus 19:15 Singular
  14. Leviticus 19:16 Singular
  15. Leviticus 19:16 Singular
  16. Leviticus 19:16 Singular
  17. Leviticus 19:16 Singular
  18. Leviticus 19:16 Literally “you shall not stand on the blood of your neighbor”

14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(A) but fear your God.(B) I am the Lord.

15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(C) do not show partiality(D) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(E) but judge your neighbor fairly.(F)

16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(G) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(H) I am the Lord.

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