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Leviticus 19:15–16

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15“ ‘Youw shall not do injustice in judgment; youx shall not show partiality to the powerless;y youz shall not give preference to the powerful;a youb shall judge yourc fellow citizen with justice. 16Youd shall not go about with slander among youre people; youf shall not endanger yourg neighbor’s life;h I am Yahweh.

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  1. wPlural
  2. xSingular
  3. yLiterally “you shall not lift up the faces of the poor/powerless”
  4. zSingular
  5. aLiterally “faces of the great”
  6. bSingular
  7. cSingular
  8. dSingular
  9. eSingular
  10. fSingular
  11. gSingular
  12. hLiterally “you shall not stand on the blood of your neighbor”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

“ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Do not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly. Do not go about spreading slander among your people; do not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.

“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.

“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.