Mitzvah #20 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not take revenge“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:18 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'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.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא־תִקֹּם וְלֹא־תִטֹּר אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי יְהוָה׃
Greek Text (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
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #241
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Personal Development
Systematic Category (P119f) Love
