1. Leviticus 19:17–18 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is the command found in these two verses?

Leviticus 19:17–18 (ESV)

17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.

Leviticus 19:17–18 from a unit that begins and ends with a contrast between hate (śn’) and love (’hb). One is not to hate their brother in their heart.

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