--- title: Leviticus 19 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Leviticus chapter 19 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/19/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Leviticus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/) / chapter 19 # Leviticus 19 37 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [19:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.1/) — וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר — And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: - [19:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.2/) — דַּבֵּר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them: Ye shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy. - [19:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.3/) — אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep My sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. - [19:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.4/) — אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֱלִילִים וֵֽאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — Turn ye not unto the idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. - [19:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.5/) — וְכִי תִזְבְּחוּ זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים לַיהוָה לִֽרְצֹנְכֶם תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃ — And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted. - [19:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.6/) — בְּיוֹם זִבְחֲכֶם יֵאָכֵל וּמִֽמָּחֳרָת וְהַנּוֹתָר עַד־יוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ — It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow; and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire. - [19:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.7/) — וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פִּגּוּל הוּא לֹא יֵרָצֶֽה׃ — And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is a vile thing; it shall not be accepted. - [19:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.8/) — וְאֹֽכְלָיו עֲוֺנוֹ יִשָּׂא כִּֽי־אֶת־קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה חִלֵּל וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ — But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from his people. - [19:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.9/) — וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם אֶת־קְצִיר אַרְצְכֶם לֹא תְכַלֶּה פְּאַת שָׂדְךָ לִקְצֹר וְלֶקֶט קְצִֽירְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּֽט׃ — And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corner of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. - [19:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.10/) — וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תְעוֹלֵל וּפֶרֶט כַּרְמְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּט לֶֽעָנִי וְלַגֵּר תַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God. - [19:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.11/) — לֹא תִּגְנֹבוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ — Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. - [19:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.12/) — וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי לַשָּׁקֶר וְחִלַּלְתָּ אֶת־שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. - [19:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.13/) — לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁק אֶת־רֵֽעֲךָ וְלֹא תִגְזֹל לֹֽא־תָלִין פְּעֻלַּת שָׂכִיר אִתְּךָ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃ — Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. - [19:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.14/) — לֹא־תְקַלֵּל חֵרֵשׁ וְלִפְנֵי עִוֵּר לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשֹׁל וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but thou shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. - [19:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.15/) — לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט לֹא־תִשָּׂא פְנֵי־דָל וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃ — Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favour the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. - [19:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.16/) — לֹא־תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל־דַּם רֵעֶךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand idly by the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. - [19:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.17/) — לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָא אֶת־אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵֽטְא׃ — Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him. - [19:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.18/) — לֹֽא־תִקֹּם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. - [19:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.19/) — אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ לֹא־תַרְבִּיעַ כִּלְאַיִם שָׂדְךָ לֹא־תִזְרַע כִּלְאָיִם וּבֶגֶד כִּלְאַיִם שַֽׁעַטְנֵז לֹא יַעֲלֶה עָלֶֽיךָ׃פ — Ye shall keep My statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind; thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed; neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together. - [19:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.20/) — וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־אִשָּׁה שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע וְהִוא שִׁפְחָה נֶחֱרֶפֶת לְאִישׁ וְהָפְדֵּה לֹא נִפְדָּתָה אוֹ חֻפְשָׁה לֹא נִתַּן־לָהּ בִּקֹּרֶת תִּהְיֶה לֹא יוּמְתוּ כִּי־לֹא חֻפָּֽשָׁה׃ — And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, designated for a man, and not at all redeemed, nor was freedom given her; there shall be inquisition; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. - [19:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.21/) — וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַֽיהוָה אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֵיל אָשָֽׁם׃ — And he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a guilt-offering. - [19:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.22/) — וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן בְּאֵיל הָֽאָשָׁם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא וְנִסְלַח לוֹ מֵחַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָֽא׃פ — And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt-offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned; and he shall be forgiven for his sin which he hath sinned. - [19:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.23/) — וְכִי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם כָּל־עֵץ מַאֲכָל וַעֲרַלְתֶּם עָרְלָתוֹ אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים יִהְיֶה לָכֶם עֲרֵלִים לֹא יֵאָכֵֽל׃ — And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as forbidden; three years shall it be as forbidden unto you; it shall not be eaten. - [19:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.24/) — וּבַשָּׁנָה הָרְבִיעִת יִהְיֶה כָּל־פִּרְיוֹ קֹדֶשׁ הִלּוּלִים לַיהוָֽה׃ — And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD. - [19:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.25/) — וּבַשָּׁנָה הַחֲמִישִׁת תֹּֽאכְלוּ אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ לְהוֹסִיף לָכֶם תְּבוּאָתוֹ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — But in the fifth year may ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you more richly the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. - [19:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.26/) — לֹא תֹאכְלוּ עַל־הַדָּם לֹא תְנַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹא תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃ — Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. - [19:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.27/) — לֹא תַקִּפוּ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם וְלֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶֽךָ׃ — Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. - [19:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.28/) — וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם וּכְתֹבֶת קַֽעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD. - [19:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.29/) — אַל־תְּחַלֵּל אֶֽת־בִּתְּךָ לְהַזְנוֹתָהּ וְלֹא־תִזְנֶה הָאָרֶץ וּמָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ זִמָּֽה׃ — Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness. - [19:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.30/) — אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁי תִּירָאוּ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃ — Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. - [19:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.31/) — אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֹבֹת וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִים אַל־תְּבַקְשׁוּ לְטָמְאָה בָהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — Turn ye not unto the ghosts, nor unto familiar spirits; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. - [19:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.32/) — מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם וְהָדַרְתָּ פְּנֵי זָקֵן וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃פ — Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. - [19:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.33/) — וְכִֽי־יָגוּר אִתְּךָ גֵּר בְּאַרְצְכֶם לֹא תוֹנוּ אֹתֽוֹ׃ — And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong. - [19:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.34/) — כְּאֶזְרָח מִכֶּם יִהְיֶה לָכֶם הַגֵּר ׀ הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם וְאָהַבְתָּ לוֹ כָּמוֹךָ כִּֽי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ — The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. - [19:35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.35/) — לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט בַּמִּדָּה בַּמִּשְׁקָל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָֽה׃ — Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. - [19:36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.36/) — מֹאזְנֵי צֶדֶק אַבְנֵי־צֶדֶק אֵיפַת צֶדֶק וְהִין צֶדֶק יִהְיֶה לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ — Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. - [19:37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.19.37/) — וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃פ — And ye shall observe all My statutes, and all Mine ordinances, and do them: I am the LORD. - ← previous: [Leviticus 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/18/) - next →: [Leviticus 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/20/) - ↑ back to [Leviticus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV/)