Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 The Lord told Moses
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 to say to the community of Israel, "Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
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“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, the LORD your God, am holy.
3 Each of you must respect your mother and your father, and must keep the Sabbath, as I have commanded. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
4 "Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
5 "When you kill an animal for a fellowship offering, keep the regulations that I have given you, and I will accept the offering.
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“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
6 The meat must be eaten on the day the animal is killed or on the next day. Any meat left on the third day must be burned,
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It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. If anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.
7 because it is ritually unclean, and if anyone eats it, I will not accept the offering.
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If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;
8 Any who eat it will be guilty of treating as ordinary what is dedicated to me, and they will no longer be considered my people.
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but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of the LORD, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
9 "When you harvest your fields, do not cut the grain at the edges of the fields, and do not go back to cut the heads of grain that were left.
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“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 Do not go back through your vineyard to gather the grapes that were missed or to pick up the grapes that have fallen; leave them for poor people and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.
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You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.
11 "Do not steal or cheat or lie.
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“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.
12 Do not make a promise in my name if you do not intend to keep it; that brings disgrace on my name. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13 "Do not rob or take advantage of anyone. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night.
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“‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
14 Do not curse the deaf or put something in front of the blind so as to make them stumble over it. Obey me; I am the Lord your God.
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“‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
15 "Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich.
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“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
16 Do not spread lies about anyone, and when someone is on trial for his life, speak out if your testimony can help him. I am the Lord.
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“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
17 "Do not bear a grudge against others, but settle your differences with them, so that you will not commit a sin because of them.
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“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
18 Do not take revenge on others or continue to hate them, but love your neighbors as you love yourself. I am the Lord.
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“‘You 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.
19 "Obey my commands. Do not crossbreed domestic animals. Do not plant two kinds of seed in the same field. Do not wear clothes made of two kinds of material.
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“‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not cross-breed different kinds of animals. “‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material.
20 "If a slave woman is the recognized concubine of a man and she has not been paid for and freed, then if another man has sexual relations with her, they will be punished, but not put to death, since she is a slave.
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“‘If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
21 The man shall bring a ram to the entrance of the Tent of my presence as his repayment offering,
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He shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.
22 and with it the priest shall perform the ritual of purification to remove the man's sin, and God will forgive him.
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The 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.
23 "When you come into the land of Canaan and plant any kind of fruit tree, consider the fruit ritually unclean for the first three years. During that time you must not eat it.
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“‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. For three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.
24 In the fourth year all the fruit shall be dedicated as an offering to show your gratitude to me, the Lord.
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But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to the LORD.
25 But in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you do all this, your trees will bear more fruit. I am the Lord your God.
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In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am the LORD your God.
26 "Do not eat any meat with blood still in it. Do not practice any kind of magic.
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“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.
27 Do not cut the hair on the sides of your head or trim your beard
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“‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.
28 or tattoo yourselves or cut gashes in your body to mourn for the dead. I am the Lord.
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“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.
29 "Do not disgrace your daughters by making them temple prostitutes; if you do, you will turn to other gods and the land will be full of immorality.
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“‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
30 Keep the Sabbath, and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am the Lord.
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“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.
31 "Do not go for advice to people who consult the spirits of the dead. If you do, you will be ritually unclean. I am the Lord your God.
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“‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
32 "Show respect for old people and honor them. Reverently obey me; I am the Lord.
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“‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
33 "Do not mistreat foreigners who are living in your land.
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“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
34 Treat them as you would an Israelite, and love them as you love yourselves. Remember that you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
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The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
35 "Do not cheat anyone by using false measures of length, weight, or quantity.
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“‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
36 Use honest scales, honest weights, and honest measures. I am the Lord your God, and I brought you out of Egypt.
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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.
37 Obey all my laws and commands. I am the Lord."
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“‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am the LORD.’”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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