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1. The LORD also said to Moses,
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1. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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2. "Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
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2. Speak H1696 unto H413 all H3605 the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , and say H559 unto H413 them , Ye shall be H1961 holy H6918 : for H3588 I H589 the LORD H3068 your God H430 am holy H6918 .
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3. "Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God.
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3. Ye shall fear H3372 every man H376 his mother H517 , and his father H1 , and keep H8104 my sabbaths H7676 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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4. "Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
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4. Turn H6437 ye not H408 unto H413 idols H457 , nor H3808 make H6213 to yourselves molten H4541 gods H430 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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5. "When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, offer it properly so you will be accepted by God.
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5. And if H3588 ye offer H2076 a sacrifice H2077 of peace offerings H8002 unto the LORD H3068 , ye shall offer H2076 it at your own will H7522 .
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6. The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up.
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6. It shall be eaten H398 the same day H3117 ye offer H2077 it , and on the morrow H4480 H4283 : and if aught remain H3498 until H5704 the third H7992 day H3117 , it shall be burnt H8313 in the fire H784 .
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7. If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it.
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7. And if H518 it be eaten at all H398 H398 on the third H7992 day H3117 , it H1931 is abominable H6292 ; it shall not H3808 be accepted H7521 .
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8. Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling what is holy to the LORD and will be cut off from the community.
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8. Therefore every one that eateth H398 it shall bear H5375 his iniquity H5771 , because H3588 he hath profaned H2490 H853 the hallowed thing H6944 of the LORD H3068 : and that H1931 soul H5315 shall be cut off H3772 from among his people H4480 H5971 .
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9. "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop.
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9. And when ye reap H7114 H853 the harvest H7105 of your land H776 , thou shalt not H3808 wholly reap H3615 H7114 the corners H6285 of thy field H7704 , neither H3808 shalt thou gather H3950 the gleanings H3951 of thy harvest H7105 .
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10. It is the same with your grape crop-- do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God.
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10. And thou shalt not H3808 glean H5953 thy vineyard H3754 , neither H3808 shalt thou gather H3950 every grape H6528 of thy vineyard H3754 ; thou shalt leave H5800 them for the poor H6041 and stranger H1616 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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11. "Do not steal."Do not deceive or cheat one another.
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11. Ye shall not H3808 steal H1589 , neither H3808 deal falsely H3584 , neither H3808 lie H8266 one H376 to another H5997 .
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12. "Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the LORD.
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12. And ye shall not H3808 swear H7650 by my name H8034 falsely H8267 , neither shalt thou profane H2490 H853 the name H8034 of thy God H430 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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13. "Do not defraud or rob your neighbor."Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
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13. Thou shalt not H3808 defraud H6231 H853 thy neighbor H7453 , neither H3808 rob H1497 him : the wages H6468 of him that is hired H7916 shall not H3808 abide with thee all night H3885 H854 until H5704 the morning H1242 .
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14. "Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.
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14. Thou shalt not H3808 curse H7043 the deaf H2795 , nor H3808 put H5414 a stumblingblock H4383 before H6440 the blind H5787 , but shalt fear thy God H3372 H4480 H430 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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15. "Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
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15. Ye shall do H6213 no H3808 unrighteousness H5766 in judgment H4941 : thou shalt not H3808 respect H5375 the person H6440 of the poor H1800 , nor H3808 honor H1921 the person H6440 of the mighty H1419 : but in righteousness H6664 shalt thou judge H8199 thy neighbor H5997 .
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16. "Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. "Do not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is threatened. I am the LORD.
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16. Thou shalt not H3808 go up and down H1980 as a talebearer H7400 among thy people H5971 : neither H3808 shalt thou stand H5975 against H5921 the blood H1818 of thy neighbor H7453 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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17. "Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
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17. Thou shalt not H3808 hate H8130 H853 thy brother H251 in thine heart H3824 : thou shalt in any wise rebuke H3198 H3198 H853 thy neighbor H5997 , and not H3808 suffer H5375 sin H2399 upon H5921 him.
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18. "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
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18. Thou shalt not H3808 avenge H5358 , nor H3808 bear any grudge H5201 against H853 the children H1121 of thy people H5971 , but thou shalt love H157 thy neighbor H7453 as thyself H3644 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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19. "You must obey all my decrees."Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
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19. Ye shall keep H8104 H853 my statutes H2708 . Thou shalt not H3808 let thy cattle H929 engender H7250 with a diverse kind H3610 : thou shalt not H3808 sow H2232 thy field H7704 with mingled seed H3610 : neither H3808 shall a garment H899 mingled H3610 of linen and woolen H8162 come H5927 upon H5921 thee.
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20. "If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man's wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death.
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20. And whosoever H376 H3588 lieth H7901 carnally H7902 H2233 with H854 a woman H802 , that H1931 is a bondmaid H8198 , betrothed H2778 to a husband H376 , and not H3808 at all redeemed H6299 H6299 , nor H176 H3808 freedom H2668 given H5414 her ; she shall be H1961 scourged H1244 ; they shall not H3808 be put to death H4191 , because H3588 she was not free H2666 H3808 .
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21. The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
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21. And he shall bring H935 H853 his trespass offering H817 unto the LORD H3068 , unto H413 the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 , even a ram H352 for a trespass offering H817 .
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22. The priest will then purify him before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering, and the man's sin will be forgiven.
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22. And the priest H3548 shall make an atonement H3722 for H5921 him with the ram H352 of the trespass offering H817 before H6440 the LORD H3068 for H5921 his sin H2403 which H834 he hath done H2398 : and the sin H4480 H2403 which H834 he hath done H2398 shall be forgiven H5545 him.
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23. "When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden. Do not eat it.
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23. And when H3588 ye shall come H935 into H413 the land H776 , and shall have planted H5193 all manner H3605 of trees H6086 for food H3978 , then ye shall count H6188 H853 the fruit H6529 thereof as uncircumcised H6189 : three H7969 years H8141 shall it be H1961 as uncircumcised H6189 unto you : it shall not H3808 be eaten H398 of.
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24. In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise.
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24. But in the fourth H7243 year H8141 all H3605 the fruit H6529 thereof shall be H1961 holy H6944 to praise H1974 the LORD H3068 withal .
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25. Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the LORD your God.
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25. And in the fifth H2549 year H8141 shall ye eat H398 H853 of the fruit H6529 thereof , that it may yield H3254 unto you the increase H8393 thereof: I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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26. "Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood."Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
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26. Ye shall not H3808 eat H398 any thing with H5921 the blood H1818 : neither H3808 shall ye use enchantment H5172 , nor H3808 observe times H6049 .
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27. "Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards.
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27. Ye shall not H3808 round H5362 the corners H6285 of your heads H7218 , neither H3808 shalt thou mar H7843 H853 the corners H6285 of thy beard H2206 .
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28. "Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD.
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28. Ye shall not H3808 make H5414 any cuttings H8296 in your flesh H1320 for the dead H5315 , nor H3808 print H5414 any marks H3793 H7085 upon you: I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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29. "Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.
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29. Do not H408 prostitute H2490 H853 thy daughter H1323 , to cause her to be a whore H2181 ; lest H3808 the land H776 fall to whoredom H2181 , and the land H776 become full H4390 of wickedness H2154 .
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30. "Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
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30. Ye shall keep H8104 H853 my sabbaths H7676 , and reverence H3372 my sanctuary H4720 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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31. "Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the LORD your God.
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31. Regard H6437 not H408 them that have familiar spirits H178 , neither H408 seek H1245 after H413 wizards H3049 , to be defiled H2930 by them: I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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32. "Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD.
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32. Thou shalt rise up H6965 before H4480 H6440 the hoary head H7872 , and honor H1921 the face H6440 of the old man H2205 , and fear thy God H3372 H4480 H430 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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33. "Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land.
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33. And if H3588 a stranger H1616 sojourn H1481 with H854 thee in your land H776 , ye shall not H3808 vex H3238 him.
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34. Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
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34. But the stranger H1616 that dwelleth H1481 with H854 you shall be H1961 unto you as one born among H249 H4480 you , and thou shalt love H157 him as thyself H3644 ; for H3588 ye were H1961 strangers H1616 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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35. "Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
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35. Ye shall do H6213 no H3808 unrighteousness H5766 in judgment H4941 , in meteyard H4060 , in weight H4948 , or in measure H4884 .
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36. Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
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36. Just H6664 balances H3976 , just H6664 weights H68 , a just H6664 ephah H374 , and a just H6664 hin H1969 , shall ye have H1961 : I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 , which H834 brought you out H3318 H853 of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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37. "You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the LORD."
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37. Therefore shall ye observe H8104 H853 all H3605 my statutes H2708 , and all H3605 my judgments H4941 , and do H6213 them: I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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