Leviticus 19:14

Translations

Modern

You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

Traditional

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Literal

You shall not curse the deaf, and before the face of the blind you shall not put a stumbling block, and you shall fear your God. I am YHWH.

Latin

Non maledices surdo, nec coram cæco pones offendiculum: sed timebis Dominum Deum tuum, quia ego sum Dominus.

Original

Hebrew

English

You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

Notes

Leviticus 19:14

People who could not hear and people who could not see were vulnerable. Others could easily mistreat them. God told the Israelites not to take advantage of them.

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