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Leviticus 25

Lev. 25:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ye shall not therefore oppress
yanah (Hebrew #3238)
to rage or be violent: by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
KJV usage: destroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.
Pronounce: yaw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
one
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a 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)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
another
`amiyth (Hebrew #5997)
companionship; hence (concretely) a comrade or kindred man
KJV usage: another, fellow, neighbour.
Pronounce: aw-meeth'
Origin: from a primitive root meaning to associate
; but thou shalt fear
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
u thy God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods 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
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
: for I am the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
your God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods 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
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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fear.
Lev. 25:43• 43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor; but shalt fear thy God. (Lev. 25:43)
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Lev. 19:14,32• 14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
(Lev. 19:14,32)
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Gen. 20:11• 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. (Gen. 20:11)
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Gen. 22:12• 12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. (Gen. 22:12)
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Gen. 39:9• 9There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? (Gen. 39:9)
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Gen. 42:18• 18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: (Gen. 42:18)
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Ex. 20:20• 20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. (Ex. 20:20)
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Deut. 25:18• 18How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. (Deut. 25:18)
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1 Sam. 12:24• 24Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. (1 Sam. 12:24)
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2 Chron. 19:7• 7Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. (2 Chron. 19:7)
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Neh. 5:9,15• 9Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
(Neh. 5:9,15)
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Psa. 19:9• 9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. (Psa. 19:9)
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Prov. 1:7• 7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Prov. 1:7)
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Jer. 22:16• 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord. (Jer. 22:16)
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Mal. 3:5• 5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)
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Luke 12:5• 5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. (Luke 12:5)
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Acts 9:31• 31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. (Acts 9:31)
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Acts 10:2,35• 2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
(Acts 10:2,35)
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Rom. 3:18• 18There is no fear of God before their eyes. (Rom. 3:18)
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Rom. 11:20• 20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: (Rom. 11:20)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And ye shall not oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.