Leviticus 19

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Leviticus 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Leviticus in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It contains laws on a variety of topics, and is attributed by legend to Moses.

Text

The original text is written in Hebrew.

Some of the most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:

In Hebrew:

Masoretic Text

Dead Sea Scrolls

Samaritan Pentateuch

In Greek:

Septuagint (3rd century BC)

This chapter is divided into 37 verses.

Structure

English Standard Version groups this chapter as follows:

Leviticus 19:1-8 = The LORD Is Holy

Leviticus 19:9-18 = Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

Leviticus 19:19-37 = You Shall Keep My Statutes

Verse 2

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.

Verse 9

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field,neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

Applied in the story of Ruth recorded in the Book of Ruth chapter 2

Verse 10

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard;thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger:I am the Lord your God.

Applied in the story of Ruth recorded in the Book of Ruth chapter 2

Verse 16

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.

Verse 18

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people,but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:I am the Lord.

Judaism

The whole chapter is part of the weekly Torah portion (parashah) Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים‎) which comprises Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

References

Leviticus 19 Wikipedia

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