Leviticus 19 Parallel Bible

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	SEP Brenton Septuagint Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,	And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	The LORD said to Moses,
2	Speak to the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye shall be holy; for 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	Let every one of you reverence his father and his mother; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: 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	Ye shall not follow idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: 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	And if ye will sacrifice a peace-offering to the Lord, ye shall offer it acceptable from yourselves.	“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	In what day soever ye shall sacrifice it, it shall be eaten; and on the following day, and if any of it should be left till the third day, it shall be thoroughly burnt with fire.	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	And if it should be at all eaten on the third day, it is unfit for sacrifice: it shall not be accepted.	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	And he that eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy things of the Lord; and the souls that eat it shall be destroyed from among their people.	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	And when ye reap the harvest of your land, ye shall not complete the reaping of your field with exactness, and thou shalt not gather that which falls from thy reaping.	“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	And thou shalt not go over the gathering of thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the remaining grapes of thy vineyard: thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: 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	Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against his neighbour.	“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	And ye shall not swear unjustly by my name, and ye shall not profane the holy name of your God: I am the Lord your God.	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	Thou shalt not injure thy neighbour, neither do thou rob him , neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.	“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	Thou shalt not revile the deaf, neither shalt thou put a stumbling-block in the way of the blind; and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord your God.	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	Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbour.	“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	Thou shalt not walk deceitfully among thy people; thou shalt not rise up against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord your God.	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	Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, so thou shalt not bear sin on his account.	“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	And thy hand shall not avenge thee; and thou shalt not be angry with the children of thy people; and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; 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	Ye shall observe my law: thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with one of a different kind, and thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with diverse seed; and thou shalt not put upon thyself a mingled garment woven of two materials .	“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	And if any one lie carnally with a woman, and she should be a home-servant kept for a man, and she has not been ransomed, and her freedom has not been given to her, they shall be visited with punishment ; but they shall not die, because she was not set at liberty.	“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	And he shall bring for his trespass to the Lord to the door of the tabernacle of witness, a ram for a trespass-offering.	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	And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering, before the Lord, for the sin which he sinned; and the sin which he sinned shall be forgiven him.	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	And whenever ye shall enter into the land which the Lord your God gives you, and shall plant any fruit-tree, then shall ye purge away its uncleanness; its fruit shall be three years uncleansed to you, it shall not be eaten.	“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	And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a subject of praise to the Lord.	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	And in the fifth year ye shall eat the fruit, its produce is an increase to you. 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	Eat not on the mountains, nor shall ye employ auguries, nor divine by inspection of birds.	“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	Ye shall not make a round cutting of the hair of your head, nor disfigure your beard.	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	And ye shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and ye shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.	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	Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.	“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	Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: 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	Ye shall not attend to those who have in them divining spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with them: 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	Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord your God.	“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	And if there should come to you a stranger in your land, ye shall not afflict him.	“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	The stranger that comes to you shall be among you as the native, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers 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	Ye shall not act unrighteously in judgment, in measures and weights and scales.	“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	There shall be among you just balances and just weights and just liquid measure. 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	And ye shall keep all my law and all my ordinances, and ye shall do them: I am the Lord your God.	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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