Leviticus 25:17
Context25:17 No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, 1 but you must fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 6:2
Context6:2 “When a person sins and commits a trespass 2 against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen 3 in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen, 4


[25:17] 1 tn Heb “And you shall not oppress a man his fellow citizen.”
[6:2] 2 tn Heb “trespasses a trespass” (verb and direct object from the same Hebrew root מַעַל, ma’al). See the note on 5:15.
[6:2] 3 tn Or “neighbor” (ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NASB “companion”; TEV “a fellow-Israelite.”
[6:2] 4 tn Heb “has extorted his neighbor”; ASV “oppressed”; NRSV “defrauded.”