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Negative Commandment #20 of 613
Do not take revenge
Commandment #20 — a prohibition from Leviticus 19:18, classified under Love in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 19:18
Hebrew
לֹא־תִקֹּם וְלֹא־תִטֹּר אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃
Greek (Septuagint)
καὶ οὐκ ἐκδικᾶταί σου ἡ χείρ καὶ οὐ μηνιεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Love
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #241
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgePersonal Development
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