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1. The Lord 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. "Tell all the people of Israel: 'I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I 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. "'You must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. 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 worship idols or make statues or 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 fellowship offering to the Lord, offer it in such a way that will be accepted.
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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. You may eat it the same day you offer it or on the next day. But if any is left on the third day, you must burn it 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 it is eaten on the third day, it is unclean, and it will not be accepted.
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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 then will be guilty of sin, because he did not respect the holy things that belong to the Lord. He must be cut off from the people.
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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 your crops on your land, do not harvest all the way to the corners of your fields. If grain falls onto the ground, don't gather it up.
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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. Don't pick all the grapes in your vineyards, and don't pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. You must leave those things for poor people and for people traveling through your country. 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. "'You must not steal. You must not cheat people, and you must not lie to each other.
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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. You must not make a false promise by my name, or you will show that you don't respect your God. 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. "'You must not cheat your neighbor or rob him. You must not keep a hired worker's salary all night until morning.
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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. You must not curse a deaf person or put something in front of a blind person to make him fall. But you must respect 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. "'Be fair in your judging. You must not show special favor to poor people or great people, but be fair when you judge your neighbor.
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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. You must not spread false stories against other people, and you must not do anything that would put your neighbor's life in danger. 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. "'You must not hate your fellow citizen in your heart. If your neighbor does something wrong, tell him about it, or you will be partly to blame.
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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. Forget about the wrong things people do to you, and do not try to get even. Love your neighbor as you love 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. "'Obey my laws. You must not mate two different kinds of cattle or sow your field with two different kinds of seed. You must not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material mixed together.
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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 sexual relations with a slave girl of another man, but this slave girl has not been bought or given her freedom, there must be punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because the woman was not free.
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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 must bring a male sheep as his penalty offering to the Lord at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
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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 offer the sheep as a penalty offering before the Lord for the man's sin, to remove the sins of the man so he will belong to the Lord. Then he will be forgiven for his sin.
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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. "'In the future, when you enter your country, you will plant many kinds of trees for food. After planting a tree, wait three years before using its fruit.
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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 fruit from the tree will be the Lord's, a holy offering of praise to him.
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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. Then in the fifth year, you may eat the fruit from the tree. The tree will then produce more fruit for you. 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. "'You must not eat anything with the blood in it. "'You must not try to tell the future by signs or black magic.
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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. "'You must not cut the hair on the sides of your heads or cut the edges of your beard.
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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. You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. 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 dishonor your daughter by making her become a prostitute. If you do this, the country will be filled with all kinds of sin.
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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. "'Obey the laws about Sabbaths, and respect my Most Holy Place. 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 go to mediums or fortune-tellers for advice, or you will become unclean. 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. "'Show respect to old people; stand up in their presence. Show respect also to 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 mistreat foreigners living in your country,
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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. but treat them just as you treat your own citizens. Love foreigners as you love yourselves, because you were foreigners one time in 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 cheat when you measure the length or weight or amount of something.
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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 weights and balances should weigh correctly, with your weighing baskets the right size and your jars holding the right amount of liquid. I am the Lord your God. I 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. "'Remember all my laws and rules, and obey them. 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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