Leviticus 19 Parallel Bible

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1	The LORD also said to Moses,	And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD 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.	“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.	“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘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.	Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.	“’Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. 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.	Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the LORD your God.	“’Do not turn to idols or make metal 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.	“When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.	“’When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
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.	It 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.	It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up.
7	If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it.	If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted,	If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.
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.	and 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.	Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the LORD; they must be cut off from their people.
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.	“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.	“’When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
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.	And 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.	Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.
11	“Do not steal. “Do not deceive or cheat one another.	“You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.	“’Do not steal. “’Do not lie. “’Do not deceive one another.
12	“Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the LORD.	You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.	“’Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. 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.	“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.	“’Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “’Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
14	“Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.	You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.	“’Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but 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.	“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.	“’Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor 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.	You 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.	“’Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “’Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. 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.	“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.	“’Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.
18	“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.	You 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.	“’Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, 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.	“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.	“’Keep my decrees. “’Do not mate different kinds of animals. “’Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. “’Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
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.	“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;	“’If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
21	The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.	but he shall bring his compensation to the LORD, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.	The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the LORD.
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.	And 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.	With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the LORD for the sin he has committed, and his 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.	“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.	“’When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten.
24	In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise.	And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.	In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.
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.	But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the LORD your God.	But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. 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.	“You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes.	“’Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. “’Do not practice divination or seek omens.
27	“Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards.	You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.	“’Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
28	“Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD.	You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD.	“’Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
29	“Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness.	“Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.	“’Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.
30	“Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the LORD.	You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.	“’Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
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.	“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.	“’Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
32	“Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD.	“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.	“’Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.
33	“Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land.	“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.	“’When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
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.	You 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.	The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
35	“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.	“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.	“’Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.
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.	You 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.	Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt.
37	“You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the LORD.”	And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the LORD.”	“’Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.’”
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