The Meaning of Leviticus 25:17 Explained

Leviticus 25:17

KJV: Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

YLT: and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.

Darby: And ye shall not oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.

ASV: And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye shall not therefore oppress  one  another;  but thou shalt fear  thy God:  for I [am] the LORD  your God. 

What does Leviticus 25:17 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
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fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:1-17 - The Sabbatical Year And The Jubilee
As the weekly Sabbath was to give septennial rest for man and beast, so the sabbatical year, returning after six years of unbroken harvests was to be a rest for the land "unto the Lord." The year of jubilee, at the end of seven weeks of years, gave an opportunity of restoration for the poor and those who had been compelled to alienate their lands. The year of jubilee points onward to the "redemption of the purchased possession," Ephesians 1:14, when all the disabilities which have befallen us shall be made good, and we shall regain all that glorious inheritance which was ours in the divine purpose, but which we have alienated by our sin.
With what joy must thousands have heard the notes of that trumpet sounding out over the land! Yes, and the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Then incorruption shall inherit the kingdom of God! See 1 Corinthians 15:52. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 25

1  the Sabbath of the seventh year
8  The jubilee in the fiftieth year
14  Of oppression
18  A blessing of obedience
23  The redemption of land
29  Of houses
35  Compassion to the poor
39  The usage of bondmen
47  The redemption of servants

What do the individual words in Leviticus 25:17 mean?

Therefore not you shall oppress one - another but you shall fear your God For I [am] Yahweh your God
וְלֹ֤א תוֹנוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־ עֲמִית֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

וְלֹ֤א  Therefore  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תוֹנוּ֙  you  shall  oppress 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יׄונָה 
Sense: to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong.
אִ֣ישׁ  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
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.
עֲמִית֔וֹ  another 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמִית  
Sense: relation, neighbour, associate, fellow.
וְיָרֵ֖אתָ  but  you  shall  fear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ  your  God 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יְהֹוָ֖ה  [am]  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).