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Moral and Ceremonial Laws
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Various Laws
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
“ ‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
“ ‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will.
“ ‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. And if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up.
And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted.
If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.
Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed offering of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people.
Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.
‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.
Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.
‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
“ ‘Do not steal.
“ ‘Do not lie.
“ ‘Do not deceive one another.
“ ‘Do not lie.
“ ‘Do not deceive one another.
And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
“ ‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
“ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
“ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
‘You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you.
“ ‘Keep my decrees.
“ ‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.
“ ‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.
“ ‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
“ ‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.
“ ‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.
“ ‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering.
The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the Lord.
With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the Lord for the sin he has committed, and his sin will be forgiven.
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord.
In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.
And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God.
But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying.
“ ‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.
“ ‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.
“ ‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.
You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.
“ ‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.
“ ‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.
‘Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.
“ ‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.
“ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
“ ‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
“ ‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
“ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.
“ ‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.
You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.