The Meaning of Leviticus 19:17 Explained

Leviticus 19:17

KJV: Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

YLT: 'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.

Darby: Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.

ASV: Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt not hate  thy brother  in thine heart:  thou shalt in any wise  rebuke  thy neighbour,  and not suffer  sin  upon him. 

What does Leviticus 19:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:17 mean?

Not You shall hate - your brother in your heart surely You shall rebuke your neighbor and not bear because of him sin
לֹֽא־ תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־ אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־ תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא

תִשְׂנָ֥א  You  shall  hate 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אָחִ֖יךָ  your  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ  in  your  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
הוֹכֵ֤חַ  surely 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute
Root: יָכַח  
Sense: to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right.
תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙  You  shall  rebuke 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָכַח  
Sense: to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right.
עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ  your  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמִית  
Sense: relation, neighbour, associate, fellow.
וְלֹא־  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִשָּׂ֥א  bear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
עָלָ֖יו  because  of  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
חֵֽטְא  sin 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵטְא  
Sense: sin.