פרשת אחרי מות - קדושים תשכ"ג - לא תשנא, הוכח תוכיח

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.

לא תשנא את אחיך בלבבך, if he has done something evil to you, do not behave as if you continue to love him, all the time setting an ambush for him in your heart. (compare Jeremiah,7) Such an attitude is unhealthy, but הוכח תוכיח, rebuke him for what he has done and as a result you will restore harmonious relations.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.

Whosoever hates any one of Israel within his heart, violates a prohibitive commandment, even as it is said: "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart" (Lev. 19.17.); but the punishment of flogging is not pronounced for violating this prohibitive commandment, as no act was committed, for, the Torah did not admonish save by hatred within the heart. Moreover, he who smites his fellow, or besmirches him with words, although forbidden to do so, there is no violation of the prohibitive commandment of "Thou shalt not hate" connected thereto.⁵Arakin, 16b. G. If one man commit a sin against another man, the one sinned against shall not remain in silent hate against the sinner, as it is said of the wicked: "And Absalom spoke unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon" (Second Samuel. 13.22); but, on the contrary, it is obligatory upon him to make known to him and say unto him: "Why have you done to me thus and such, and wherefore have you sinned against me in that particular matter?"; for, it is said: "And thou shalt indeed rebuke thy neighbor" (Lev. 19.17). And, if the sinner did repent and begged to be forgiven by him, he must forgive him; and in doing so he should not be cruel, for it is said: "And Abraham prayed unto God" (Gen. 20.17).⁶For Abimelech, who sinned against him. G.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.

ולא תשא עליו חטא, in your heart.

you should surely rebuke: lest you suspected him of something and it was not so, and this is the explanation of, and you shall not bear a sin for him - since [if so] there would be a punishment to you for his sake.

They shall therefore keep My charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am the LORD who sanctify them.

Therefore thou shalt say unto them: When ye set apart the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.