1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “ Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘ You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

“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.

3 E very one of you shall reverence his mother and his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.

‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

4 D o not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the Lord your God.

‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the Lord your God.

5 ‘ Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will.

6 I t shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.

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.

7 S o if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.

And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted.

8 E veryone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people. Sundry Laws

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.

9 ‘ Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

‘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.

10 N or shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.

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.

11 ‘ You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

12 Y ou shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.

And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

13 ‘ You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.

‘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.

14 Y ou shall not curse a deaf man, nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.

You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

15 ‘ You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

‘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.

16 Y ou shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the Lord.

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.

17 ‘ You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

18 Y ou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.

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.

19 ‘ You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.

‘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.

20 ‘ Now if a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave acquired for another man, but who has in no way been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death, because she was not free.

‘Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

21 H e shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord to the doorway of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.

And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering.

22 T he priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed will be forgiven him.

The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed. And the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

23 ‘ When you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten.

‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten.

24 B ut in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord.

25 I n the fifth year you are to eat of its fruit, that its yield may increase for you; I am the Lord your God.

And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God.

26 ‘ You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying.

‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying.

27 Y ou shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.

You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.

28 Y ou shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

29 ‘ Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.

‘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.

30 Y ou shall keep My sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord.

‘You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord.

31 ‘ Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

32 ‘ You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.

‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.

33 ‘ When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.

34 T he stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.

The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

35 ‘ You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or capacity.

‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.

36 Y ou shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

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.

37 Y ou shall thus observe all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am the Lord.’”

‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’”