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20 “Do not defile yourself by having sexual
intercourse with your neighbor’s wife.
21 “Do not permit any of your children to be
offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must
not bring shame on the name of your God. I am
the Lord.
22 “Do not practice homosexuality, having
sex with another man as with a woman. It is a
detestable sin.
23 “A man must not defile himself by having
sex with an animal. And a woman must not
offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act.
24 “Do not defile yourselves in any of these
ways, for the people I am driving out before
you have defiled themselves in all these ways.
25 Because the entire land has become defiled,
I am punishing the people who live there. I will
cause the land to vomit them out. 26 You must
obey all my decrees and regulations. You must
not commit any of these detestable sins. This
applies both to native-born Israelites and to the
foreigners living among you.
27 “All these detestable activities are practiced
by the people of the land where I am taking you,
and this is how the land has become defiled.
28 So do not defile the land and give it a reason
to vomit you out, as it will vomit out the people
who live there now. 29 Whoever commits any of
these detestable sins will be cut off from the
community of Israel. 30 So obey my instructions,
and do not defile yourselves by committing any
of these detestable practices that were committed by the people who lived in the land before
you. I am the Lord your God.”
Holiness in Personal Conduct
The Lord also said to Moses, 2 “Give the
following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I,
the Lord your God, am holy.
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.
4 “Do not put your trust in idols or make metal
images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord
your God.
5 “When you sacrifice a peace offering to
the Lord, offer it properly so you* will be accepted by God. 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. 7 If any of the sacrifice is
eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated,
and I will not accept it. 8 Anyone who eats it on
the third day will be punished for defiling what
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19:5 Or it. 19:16 Hebrew Do not act as a merchant
toward your own people. 19:17 Hebrew for your brother.
19:21 Hebrew Tent of Meeting. 19:22 Or make atonement
for him. 19:23 Hebrew consider it uncircumcised.
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is holy to the Lord and will be cut off from the
community.
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. 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.
11 “Do not steal.
“Do not deceive or cheat one another.
12 “Do not bring shame on the name of your
God by using it to swear falsely. I am the Lord.
13 “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“Do not make your hired workers wait until
the next day to receive their pay.
14 “Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to
stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord.
15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and
powerful. Always judge people fairly.
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.
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.
18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge
against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
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.
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. 21 The man,
however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering
and present it to the Lord at the entrance of the
Tabernacle.* 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.
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. 24 In the fourth year the entire crop must
be consecrated to the Lord as a celebration of
praise. 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.
26 “Do not eat meat that has not been drained
of its blood.
“Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.