¹ And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

^{2 Ref} Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

^{3 Ref} Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

^{4 Ref} Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

^{5 Ref} And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

^{6 Ref} It 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.

^{7 Ref} And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

^{8 Ref} but 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.

^{9 Ref} And 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.

^{10 Ref} And 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.

^{11 Ref} Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

^{12 Ref} And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

^{13 Ref} Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

^{14 Ref} Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

^{15 Ref} Ye 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.

^{16 Ref} Thou 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.

^{17 Ref} Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

^{18 Ref} Thou 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.

^{19 Ref} Ye 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.

^{20 Ref} And 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.

^{21 Ref} And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.

^{22 Ref} And 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.

^{23 Ref} And 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.

^{24 Ref} But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

^{25 Ref} And 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.

^{26 Ref} Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

^{27 Ref} Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

^{28 Ref} Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

^{29 Ref} Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

^{30 Ref} Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

^{31 Ref} Turn 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.

^{32 Ref} Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

^{33 Ref} And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.

^{34 Ref} The 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.

^{35 Ref} Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

^{36 Ref} Just 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.

^{37 Ref} And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

^{2 Ref} "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.

^{3 Ref} "'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.

^{4 Ref} "'Don't turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh your God.

^{5 Ref} "'When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

^{6 Ref} It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day: and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.

^{7 Ref} If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

^{8 Ref} but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

^{9 Ref} "'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

^{10 Ref} You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.

^{11 Ref} "'You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

^{12 Ref} "'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

^{13 Ref} "'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

^{14 Ref} "'You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

^{15 Ref} "'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

^{16 Ref} "'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life{literally, "blood"} of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

^{17 Ref} "'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

^{18 Ref} 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 Yahweh.

^{19 Ref} "'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon on you a garment made of two kinds of material.

^{20 Ref} "'If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

^{21 Ref} He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.

^{22 Ref} The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Yahweh for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

^{23 Ref} "'When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden.{literally, "uncircumcised"} Three years shall they be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

^{24 Ref} But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh.

^{25 Ref} In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Yahweh your God.

^{26 Ref} "'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

^{27 Ref} You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.

^{28 Ref} "'You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

^{29 Ref} Don't profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

^{30 Ref} "'You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

^{31 Ref} "'Don't turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don't seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

^{32 Ref} You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

^{33 Ref} "'If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

^{34 Ref} The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

^{35 Ref} "'You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

^{36 Ref} Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall you have. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

^{37 Ref} You shall observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.'"