Leviticus 19:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

King James Bible
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Hebrew
“You must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

pervert
תַעֲשׂ֥וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

justice;
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט (bam·miš·pāṭ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

you must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

show partiality
תִשָּׂ֣א (ṯiś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

to the poor
דָ֔ל (ḏāl)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

or
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

favoritism
תֶהְדַּ֖ר (ṯeh·dar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1921: To swell up, to favor, honour, be high, proud

to the rich;
גָד֑וֹל (ḡā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

you are to judge
תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (tiš·pōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

your neighbor
עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃ (‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5997: Companionship, a comrade, kindred man

fairly.
בְּצֶ֖דֶק (bə·ṣe·ḏeq)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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