| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 19:16:1 ⧉לֹא־תֵלֵ֤ךְlohtelekhdo not go around Leviticus 19:16:2 ⧉רָכִיל֙rakhilas a slanderer Leviticus 19:16:3 ⧉בְּעַמֶּ֔יךָbeammekhaamong your people Leviticus 19:16:4 ⧉לֹ֥אlodo not Leviticus 19:16:5 ⧉תַעֲמֹ֖דtaamodstand Leviticus 19:16:6 ⧉עַל־דַּ֣םaldamagainst the blood of Leviticus 19:16:7 ⧉רֵעֶ֑ךָreekhayour neighbor Leviticus 19:16:8 ⧉אֲנִ֖יaniI Leviticus 19:16:9 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehLORD |
| 16. Formal Translation You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; you shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I {Yahweh, Moral Lawgiver} am the LORD. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Do not spread gossip among your people or do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I {Yahweh, Sovereign Authority} am the LORD. |