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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Holiness in Personal Conduct
The LORD also said to Moses,
The LORD also said to Moses,
Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
“Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.
“Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God.
Ye shall not turn unto idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
“Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
And if ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance.
On the day when ye sacrifice it shall it be eaten, and on the morrow; and that which remaineth until the third day shall be burned with fire.
The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up.
And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an unclean thing: it shall not be accepted.
If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it.
And he that eateth it shall bear his iniquity; for he hath profaned the hallowed thing of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.
Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling what is holy to the LORD and will be cut off from the community.
Love Your Neighbor
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt not gather.
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt not gather.
“When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop.
And thy vineyard shalt thou not glean, neither shalt thou gather what hath been left of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.
It is the same with your grape crop — do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God.
Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.
“Do not steal.
“Do not deceive or cheat one another.
“Do not deceive or cheat one another.
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
“Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the LORD.
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
“Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
“Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
Thou shalt not revile a deaf person, and thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before a blind one; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
“Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.
Thou shalt not avenge thyself, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Jehovah.
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Keep My Decrees
My statutes shall ye observe. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with another sort; thou shalt not sow thy field with seed of two sorts; and a garment woven of two materials shall not come upon thee.
My statutes shall ye observe. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with another sort; thou shalt not sow thy field with seed of two sorts; and a garment woven of two materials shall not come upon thee.
“You must obey all my decrees.
“Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
“Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
And if a man lie with a woman for copulation, and she is a bondwoman betrothed to a husband, but not at all ransomed, nor hath freedom been given to her, there shall be a chastisement: they shall not be put to death, for she was not free.
“If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death.
And he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a trespass-offering.
And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath done; and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
And when ye come into the land and plant all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count its fruit as uncircumcised, three years shall it be uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of;
and in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy for praise to Jehovah;
In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise.
and in the fifth year shall ye eat the fruit thereof, that it may increase unto you the produce thereof: I am Jehovah your God.
Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the LORD your God.
Ye shall eat nothing with the blood. -- Ye shall not practise enchantment, nor use auguries.
“Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood.
“Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
“Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.
“Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards.
And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah.
“Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD.
-- Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.
“Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.
my sabbaths shall ye keep, And my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.
“Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
-- Turn not unto necromancers and unto soothsayers; seek not after them to make yourselves unclean: I am Jehovah your God.
“Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the LORD your God.
Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
“Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD.
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
“Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land.
As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:
“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.