Old Testament · Law

Leviticus chapter 19

spoke to Moses:Speak to the entire Israelite and tell them: Be , because I, Yahweh your God, am set apart.“Each of you must your mother and your father, and you must keep my . I am Yahweh your God.”“Don’t turn to , and don’t cast metal gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh your God.”“When you sacrifice a to Yahweh, sacrifice it in a way that makes you .”“It must be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or the next day. Whatever is left over by the third day must be burned up.”“If any of it is eaten on the third day, it’s — it will not be accepted.”Whoever eats it will , because they treated what as ordinary. That person will be from their people.“When you your land, don’t harvest all the way to the edges of your field, and don’t pick up what’s left over from your harvest.”“Don’t go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and for the . I am Yahweh your God.”“Don’t steal. Don’t lie. Don’t each other.”“Don’t swear falsely by my name and so the name of your God. I am Yahweh.”“Don’t your neighbor or rob them. Don’t hold back a hired worker’s wages overnight.”“Don’t curse a deaf person or put an obstacle in front of a blind person. Instead, . I am Yahweh.”“Don’t . Don’t show favoritism to the poor or defer to the powerful. Judge your neighbor fairly.”“Don’t go around among your people. Don’t . I am Yahweh.”“Don’t harbor hatred toward your brother or sister in your heart. so you don’t end up .”“Don’t take revenge or hold a grudge against anyone among your people, but your as you love yourself. I am Yahweh.”“Keep my . Don’t crossbreed different kinds of animals. Don’t plant two kinds of seed in your field. Don’t wear clothing made from two different materials.”“If a man sleeps with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, and she hasn’t been freed or given her freedom papers, there must be an . But they won’t be put to death, because she hadn’t been freed.”“The man must bring his to Yahweh at the entrance of the — a ram as a guilt offering.”“The priest will use the ram of the guilt offering to for the man before Yahweh for the he committed, and his failure will be forgiven.”“When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, treat its fruit as for three years. It must not be eaten.”In the fourth year, all its fruit as an .“In the fifth year, you may eat its fruit. This way, its yield will increase for you. I am Yahweh your God.”“Don’t eat anything with the blood still in it. Don’t practice or .”“Don’t of your head or trim the edges of your beard.”“Don’t , and don’t yourselves. I am Yahweh.”“Don’t your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with depravity.”Keep my Sabbaths and show respect for . I am Yahweh.“Don’t turn to or seek out — they will make you . I am Yahweh your God.”“Stand up in the presence of the and show respect to the . Fear your God. I am Yahweh.”“When an lives with you in your land, don’t them.”“The immigrant living among you must be treated as . , because you were immigrants in Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.”“Don’t use when measuring length, weight, or volume.”“Use , honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure. I am Yahweh your God, who .”“Keep all my and all my , and follow them. I am Yahweh.”