Leviticus 25:17

25:16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

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

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You shall not wrong one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am Yahweh your God.

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

You shall not therefore oppress one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God. ¶

25:18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

What does Leviticus 25:17 mean?

Leviticus 25:17 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָנָה (yânâh), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), עָמִית (ʻâmîyth).

Hebrew interlinear

shall

not

therefore

oppressיָנָהyânâh/yaw-naw'/H3238to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat

oneאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

another;עָמִיתʻâmîyth/aw-meeth'/H5997companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man

but

thou

shalt

fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

thy

God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

for

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

your

God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:17.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:17 say?

Leviticus 25:17 (King James Version) reads: "Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God."

Is Leviticus 25:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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