Leviticus:19

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* Jehovah spoke to Moses : * »Tell the entire congregation of Israel : ‘Be holy because I , Jehovah your God , am holy . * »‘Respect your mother and father . Observe my days of worship . I am Jehovah your God ! * »‘Do not turn to worthless gods or cast metal idols . Never make any gods for yourselves . I am Jehovah your God . * »‘When you bring a peace offering to Jehovah , sacrifice it properly so that you will be accepted . * »‘Eat your sacrifice on the day you bring it and on the next day . On the third day burn whatever is left over . * »‘If you eat any of it on the third day , it is repulsive and will not be accepted . * »‘Those who eat it will be punished because they have dishonored what is holy to Jehovah . They must be excluded from the people . * »‘When you reap the harvest of your land , you should not reap to the very corners of your field . You should not gather the gleanings of your harvest . * »‘Do not glean your vineyard . Do not gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard . Leave them for the needy and for the stranger . I am Jehovah your God . * »‘Do not steal . Do not deal falsely . Do not lie to one another . * »‘Do not swear falsely by my name , so as to profane the name of your God . I am Jehovah . * »‘Do not oppress your neighbor and do not rob him . Do not fail to pay your workers at the end of each day . * »‘Do not curse a deaf man . Do not place a stumbling block before the blind . You must deeply respect your God . I am Jehovah . * »‘Do no injustice in judgment . Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great . Judge your neighbor fairly . * »‘Never gossip . Never endanger your neighbor 's life . I am Jehovah . * »‘Never hate your brother in your heart . Be sure to correct your neighbor so that you will not be guilty of sinning along with him . * »‘Do not seek revenge . Never hold a grudge against any of your people . Instead , love your neighbor as you love yourself . I am Jehovah . * »‘Obey my laws . Never crossbreed different kinds of animals . Do not plant two kinds of crops in your field . Never wear clothes made from two kinds of material . * »‘If a man has sexual intercourse with a female slave who is engaged to another man and if her freedom was never bought or given to her , they should not be put to death . He will only pay a fine because she is a slave . * »‘He must bring a ram for his guilt offering to Jehovah at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting . * »‘In Jehovah ’s presence the priest will use them to pay compensation for the wrongdoing and make peace with Jehovah for this sin . The man will be forgiven for this sin . * »‘When you come into the land and plant all kinds of fruit trees , you must not eat the fruit for the first three years . * »‘All the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to Jehovah in the fourth year . * »‘You may eat the fruit in the fifth year . Do this to make the trees produce more for you . I am Jehovah your God . * »‘Do not eat any meat with blood still in it . Never cast evil spells , and never consult fortunetellers . * »‘Do not shave the hair on your foreheads . Do not cut the edges of your beard . * »‘Never slash your body to mourn the dead , and never get a tattoo . I am Jehovah . * »‘Do not dishonor your daughter by making her a prostitute , or the country will turn to prostitution and be filled with people who are perverted . * »‘Observe my days of worship and respect my holy tent . I am Jehovah . * »‘Do not turn to psychics or mediums to get help . That will make you unclean . I am Jehovah your God . * »‘Show respect to the elderly , and honor older people . In this way you show respect for your God . I am Jehovah . * »‘Never mistreat a foreigner living in your land . * »‘Foreigners living among you will be like your own people . Love them as you love yourself , because you were foreigners living in Egypt . I am Jehovah your God . * »‘Do not be corrupt when administering justice concerning length , weight , or measuring liquid . * »‘Use honest scales , honest weights , and honest measures . I am Jehovah your God who brought you out of Egypt . * »‘Obey all my laws and all my rules , and live by them . I am Jehovah !’«

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