Leviticus 19
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy. 3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God. 4Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
5And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted. 6It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire. 7And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted: 8but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
9And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. 10And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.
11Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. 12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
13Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor. 16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.
17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. 18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
19Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together. 20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering. 22And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.
23And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten. 24But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah. 25And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.
26Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury. 27Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.
29Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 30Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah.
31Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.
32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong. 34The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. 36Just 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. 37And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.
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Leviticus 19
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Laws of Holiness
1The Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy#Ex 19:5–6 because I, the Lord your God, am holy.#Lv 11:44; 21:8
3“Each of you is to respect his mother and father.#Ex 20:12; 21:15 You are to keep my Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God. 4Do not turn to worthless idols#Lv 26:1 or make cast images#Nm 33:52 of gods for yourselves;#Ex 20:3,23; 32:31; Dt 4:15–16 I am the Lord your God.
5“When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 6It is to be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day, but what remains on the third day must be burned.#Lv 7:17 7If any is eaten on the third day, it is a repulsive thing; it will not be accepted.#Lv 1:4 8Anyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the Lord. That person is to be cut off from his people.#Lv 7:18,20
9“When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings#Lv 23:22; Dt 24:19–22; Ru 2:2–7,15–19,23; Is 17:5 of your harvest. 10Do not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor#Dt 15:11 and the resident alien;#Ex 2:22; Dt 24:20–21; Is 17:5–6; 24:13 I am the Lord your God.
11“Do not steal.#Ex 20:15; 22:1; Rm 13:9; Eph 4:28 Do not act deceptively#Pr 30:9; Is 30:9; 59:13; Jr 5:12; Hs 4:2; 7:3; 9:2; 10:13; Nah 3:1; Hab 3:17; Zch 13:4 or lie#Gn 21:23; Ex 20:16; 1Sm 15:29; Ps 44:18; 89:34; Is 63:8; Eph 4:25 to one another. 12Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God;#Ex 20:7; Lv 18:21; 20:3; Mal 3:5; Jms 5:12 I am the Lord.
13“Do not oppress#Dt 24:14 your neighbor or rob#Dt 28:29 him. The wages due a hired worker#Ex 12:45; 22:14; Lv 22:10; 25:6,40,50,53; Is 7:20; Jr 46:21; Ezk 18:7; Mal 3:5; Jms 5:4 must not remain with you until morning. 14Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,#Ex 4:11; Dt 27:18 but you are to fear your God;#Ps 147:11; Pr 1:7; Ac 10:2; Rv 14:7 I am the Lord.#Ex 31:13
15“Do not act unjustly#Dt 25:16 when deciding a case. Do not be partial#Ex 23:2–3; Dt 1:17; Jms 2:9 to the poor or give preference to the rich;#Gn 24:35; Jb 34:19 judge your neighbor fairly. 16Do not go about spreading slander#Ps 15:3; Jr 6:28; 9:4; Lk 6:22; 2Co 6:8; 12:20; Eph 4:31; Col 3:8; Ti 3:2; 1Pt 2:1; 4:4; Rv 2:9 among your people; do not jeopardize#19:16 Lit not stand against your neighbor’s life; I am the Lord.
17“Do not harbor hatred against your brother.#19:17 Or your fellow Israelite#2Th 3:15; 1Jn 2:9,11; 3:15; 4:20 Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.#Pr 9:8; 27:5; Ezk 3:18; Mt 18:15; Gl 6:1 18Do not take revenge#Dt 32:35; Pr 20:22; Rm 12:17,19; Heb 10:30; Rv 19:2 or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself;#Pr 17:17; Mt 5:43; 22:39; Mk 12:31; Lk 10:27; Rm 13:9; Gl 5:14; Jms 2:8 I am the Lord.
19“You are to keep my statutes. Do not crossbreed two different kinds of your livestock, sow your fields with two kinds of seed, or put on a garment made of two kinds of material.#Dt 22:9–11
20“If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed#Ex 6:6; 21:7–11; Lv 27:29; Dt 22:23–27 or given her freedom, there must be punishment.#19:20 Or compensation They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. 21However, he must bring a ram as his guilt#19:21 Or restitution offering to the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.#Ex 27:21 22The priest will make atonement on his behalf before the Lord with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven for the sin he committed.
23“When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you are to consider the fruit forbidden.#19:23 Lit uncircumcised It will be forbidden to you for three years; it is not to be eaten. 24In the fourth year all its fruit is to be consecrated as a praise offering#Jdg 9:27 to the Lord. 25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you;#Lv 25:18–22 I am the Lord your God.
26“You are not to eat anything with blood in it.#19:26 Or anything over its blood#Gn 9:4; Lv 3:17; 17:10–12; 1Sm 14:32–35; Ezk 33:25 You are not to practice divination#1Kg 20:33 or witchcraft.#Dt 18:10,14; Jdg 9:37; 2Kg 21:6; 2Ch 33:6; Is 2:6; 57:3; Jr 27:9 27You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.#Lv 21:5; Dt 14:1; 2Sm 10:4–5; Jr 41:5; 48:37; Ezk 5:1–5; 44:20 28You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead#1Kg 18:28; Jr 16:6; 41:5; 47:5; 48:37 or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am the Lord.
29“Do not debase#19:29 Lit profane#Lv 21:12 your daughter by making her a prostitute,#Ex 34:31; Lv 21:9; Dt 23:17–18 or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. 30Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary;#Ex 15:17; Lv 20:3; 26:2; Nm 19:20 I am the Lord.
31“Do not turn to mediums#19:31 Or spirits of the dead#Lv 20:6 or consult spiritists,#19:31 Or familiar spirits#Dt 18:11; Ac 16:16 or you will be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God.
32“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.#Jb 12:12; 32:4; Pr 23:22; Lm 5:12; 1Tm 5:1 Fear your God; I am the Lord.
33“When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress#Dt 23:16 him. 34You will regard the alien who resides with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself,#Lv 19:18 for you were aliens in the land of Egypt;#Ex 23:9; Lv 18:3; Dt 10:19; 23:7 I am the Lord your God.
35“Do not be unfair#Dt 25:16 in measurements of length, weight, or volume. 36You are to have honest balances,#Hs 12:8; Am 8:5; Mc 6:11 honest weights, an honest dry measure,#19:36 Lit honest ephah and an honest liquid measure;#19:36 Lit honest hin#Dt 25:13–16; Pr 16:11; Ezk 45:10 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37Keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and do them; I am the Lord.”
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