| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 19:18:1 ⧉לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤םlotikkomnot take vengeance Leviticus 19:18:2 ⧉וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙velotittornot bear a grudge Leviticus 19:18:3 ⧉אֶת־בְּנֵ֣יetbeneisons of Leviticus 19:18:4 ⧉עַמֶּ֔ךָammekhayour people Leviticus 19:18:5 ⧉וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥veahavtalove Leviticus 19:18:6 ⧉לְרֵעֲךָ֖lereakhayour neighbor Leviticus 19:18:7 ⧉כָּמ֑וֹךָkamokhaas yourself Leviticus 19:18:8 ⧉אֲנִ֖יaniI Leviticus 19:18:9 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehLORD |
| 18. Formal Translation You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD {Yahweh, Moral Arbiter}. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Do not seek revenge or hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD {Yahweh, Standard Setter}. |