Leviticus 19:1:37
Various Laws
1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
3 “‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
4 “‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
5 “‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 6 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. 7 If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted. 8 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.
9 “‘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. 10 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.
11 “‘Do not steal.
“‘Do not lie.
“‘Do not deceive one another.
12 “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
13 “‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
15 “‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.
18 “‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
19 “‘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.
20 “‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. 21 The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the Lord. 22 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.
23 “‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten. 24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
26 “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.
“‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.
27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
28 “‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.
29 “‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.
30 “‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
31 “‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 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.
35 “‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. 36 Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.
37 “‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.’”
The LORD said to Moses, “Tell all the Israelites: I AM the LORD your God...I AM Holy, so you must be holy...“Each of you must honor your mother and father and keep my special days of rest...I AM the LORD your God!...“Do not worship idols...Do not make statues of gods for yourselves...I AM the LORD your God...“When you offer a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the LORD, you must offer it in the right way so that you will be accepted...You may eat it the same day you offer it and on the next day...But if any of that sacrifice is left on the third day, you must burn it in the fire...You must not eat any of that sacrifice on the third day...It will be unclean, and it will not be accepted...You will be guilty of sin if you do that because you did not respect the holy things that belong to the LORD...If you do that, you will be separated from your people...“When you cut your crops at harvest time, don’t cut all the way to the corners of your fields...And if grain falls on the ground, you must not gather up that grain...Don’t pick all the grapes in your vineyards or pick up the grapes that fall to the ground...You must leave those things for your poor people and for people traveling through your country...I AM the LORD your God...“You must not steal...You must not cheat people...You must not lie to each other...You must not use My name to make false promises...If you do that, you will show that you don’t respect the Name of your God...I AM the LORD!...“You must not cheat or rob your neighbor...You must not hold a hired worker’s salary overnight until morning...“You must not curse anyone who is deaf...You must not do anything to make a blind person fall...But you must respect your God...I AM the LORD...“You must be fair in judgment...You must not show special favor to the poor...And you must not show special favor to important people...You must be fair when you judge your neighbor...You must not go around spreading false stories against other people...Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger...I AM the LORD...“Don’t secretly hate any of your neighbors...But tell them openly what they have done wrong so that you will not be just as guilty of sin as they are...Forget about the wrong things people do to you...Don’t try to get even...Love your neighbor as yourself...I AM the LORD...“You must obey My laws...You must not let your animals mate with animals of a different kind...You must not sow your field with two kinds of seed...You must not wear clothing made from two kinds of material mixed together...“It may happen that a man has sexual relations with a woman who is the slave of another man...But this slave woman has not been bought or given her freedom...If this happens, there must be punishment...But they will not be put to death because the woman was not free...The man must bring his guilt offering to the LORD at the entrance of the Meeting Tent...He must bring a ram for a guilt offering...The priest will make him pure by offering the ram as a guilt offering before the LORD...The offering is for the man’s sins, which will then be forgiven...“In the future, when you enter your country, you will plant many kinds of trees for food...After planting a tree, you must wait three years before you can use any of the fruit from that tree...You must not use that fruit...In the fourth year, the fruit from that tree will belong to the LORD, a holy offering of praise to Him...Then, in the fifth year, you can eat the fruit from that tree...And the tree will produce more and more fruit for you...I AM the LORD your God...“You must not eat any meat with blood still in it...“You must not try to use different kinds of magic to tell the future...“You must not round off the hair that grows on the side of your face...You must not cut your beard that grows on the side of your face...You must not cut your body as a way to remember the dead...You must not make any tattoo marks on yourselves...I AM the LORD...“Do not dishonor your daughters by making them become prostitutes...If you do that, your whole country will turn away from God and be filled with all kinds of sinful things...“You must not work on my special days of rest...You must honor My Holy Place...I AM the LORD...
“Do not go to mediums or wizards for advice—they will only make you unclean...I AM the LORD your God...“Show honor to old people...Stand up when they come into the room...And show respect to your leaders...I AM the LORD...“Do not do bad things to foreigners living in your country...You must treat them the same as you treat your own citizens...Love them as you love yourselves...Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt...I AM the LORD your God!...“You must be fair when you judge people, and you must be fair when you measure and weigh things...Your baskets should be the right size...Your jars should hold the right amount of liquids...Your weights and balances should weigh things correctly...I AM the LORD your God...I brought you out of the land of Egypt...“You must remember all My laws and rules...And you must obey them...I AM the LORD.”...