| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. | 2“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. |
| 3‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. | 3Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. |
| 4‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God. | 4Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the LORD your God. |
| 5‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it of your own free will. | 5“When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted. |
| 6It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. And if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire. | 6It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. |
| 7And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted. | 7If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted, |
| 8Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed offering of the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from his people. | 8and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from his people. |
| 9‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. | 9“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. |
| 10And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the LORD your God. | 10And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God. |
| 11‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. | 11“You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. |
| 12And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. | 12You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. |
| 13‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning. | 13“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. |
| 14You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD. | 14You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. |
| 15‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor. | 15“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. |
| 16You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. | 16You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. |
| 17‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. | 17“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. |
| 18You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. | 18You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. |
| 19‘You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you. | 19“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material. |
| 20‘Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. | 20“If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; |
| 21And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering. | 21but he shall bring his compensation to the LORD, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. |
| 22The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed. And the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him. | 22And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven for the sin that he has committed. |
| 23‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten. | 23“When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. |
| 24But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the LORD. | 24And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD. |
| 25And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the LORD your God. | 25But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the LORD your God. |
| 26‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. | 26“You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes. |
| 27You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. | 27You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. |
| 28You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD. | 28You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD. |
| 29‘Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness. | 29“Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity. |
| 30‘You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. | 30You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. |
| 31‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. | 31“Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God. |
| 32‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD. | 32“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. |
| 33‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. | 33“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. |
| 34The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. | 34You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. |
| 35‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. | 35“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. |
| 36You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. | 36You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. |
| 37‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the LORD.’ ” | 37And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the LORD.” |
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