The Meaning of Leviticus 19:15 Explained

Leviticus 19:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: 'Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

Darby: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

ASV: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 19:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:15 mean?

No You shall do injustice in judgment not You shall be partial to the person poor nor honor the person of the mighty in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor
לֹא־ תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־ תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־ דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ

לֹא־  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תַעֲשׂ֥וּ  You  shall  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
עָ֙וֶל֙  injustice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָוֶל 
Sense: injustice, unrighteousness, wrong.
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט  in  judgment 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
תִשָּׂ֣א  You  shall  be  partial  to 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
פְנֵי־  the  person 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
דָ֔ל  poor 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: דַּל  
Sense: low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low.
וְלֹ֥א  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תֶהְדַּ֖ר  honor 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הֲדוּרִים 
Sense: to honour, adorn, glorify, be high.
פְּנֵ֣י  the  person 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
גָד֑וֹל  of  the  mighty 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
בְּצֶ֖דֶק  in  righteousness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צֶדֶק  
Sense: justice, rightness, righteousness.
תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט  you  shall  judge 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
עֲמִיתֶֽךָ  your  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמִית  
Sense: relation, neighbour, associate, fellow.