Leviticus.19

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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GOD spoke to Moses:

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The LORD said to Moses,

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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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The LORD also said to Moses,

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Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

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"Speak to the congregation of Israel. Tell them: Be holy because I, GOD, your God, am holy.

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"Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: '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 say to them: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.

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"Say this to the entire community of Israel: You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

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Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

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"Every one of you must respect his mother and father. "Keep my Sabbaths. I am GOD, your God.

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"'Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

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"Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

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Each of you must show respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest, for I, the LORD, am your God.

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Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

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"Don't take up with no-god idols. Don't make gods of cast metal. I am GOD, your God.

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"'Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

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"Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God.

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Do not put your trust in idols or make gods of metal for yourselves. I, the LORD, am your God.

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And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

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"When you sacrifice a Peace-Offering to GOD, do it as you've been taught so it is acceptable.

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"'When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

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"And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it of your own free will.

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"When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, offer it properly so it will be accepted on your behalf.

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It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

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Eat it on the day you sacrifice it and the day following. Whatever is left until the third day is to be burned up.

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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.

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It 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.

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You must eat it on the same day you offer it or on the next day at the latest. Any leftovers that remain until the third day must be burned.

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And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.

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If it is eaten on the third day it is polluted meat and not acceptable.

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If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.

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And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted.

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If any of the offering is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it.

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Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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Whoever eats it will be held responsible because he has violated what is holy to GOD. That person will be cut off from his people.

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Whoever eats it will be held responsible because he has desecrated what is holy to the LORD; that person must be cut off from his people.

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Therefore 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.

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If you eat it on the third day, you will answer for the sin of profaning what is holy to the LORD and must be cut off from the community.

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And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

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"When you harvest your land, don't harvest right up to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings from the harvest.

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"'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.

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"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.

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"When you harvest your crops, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop.

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And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

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Don't strip your vineyard bare or go back and pick up the fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am GOD, your God.

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Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.

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And 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.

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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 who live among you, for I, the LORD, am your God.

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Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

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"Don't steal. "Don't lie. "Don't deceive anyone.

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"'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.

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"You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

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"Do not steal. "Do not cheat one another. "Do not lie.

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And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

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"Don't swear falsely using my name, violating the name of your God. I am GOD.

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"'Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

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"Do not use my name to swear a falsehood and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

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"Don't exploit your friend or rob him. "Don't hold back the wages of a hired hand overnight.

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"'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. "'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.

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"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.

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"Do not cheat or rob anyone. "Always pay your hired workers promptly.

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Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

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"Don't curse the deaf; don't put a stumbling block in front of the blind; fear your God. I am GOD.

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"'Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.

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You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD.

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"Show your fear of God by treating the deaf with respect and by not taking advantage of the blind. I am the LORD.

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Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

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"Don't pervert justice. Don't show favoritism to either the poor or the great. Judge on the basis of what is right.

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"'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

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"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.

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"Always judge your neighbors fairly, neither favoring the poor nor showing deference to the rich.

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Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

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"Don't spread gossip and rumors. "Don't just stand by when your neighbor's life is in danger. I am GOD.

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"'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. "'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the LORD.

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You 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.

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"Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. "Do not try to get ahead at the cost of your neighbor's life, for I am the LORD.

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Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

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"Don't secretly hate your neighbor. If you have something against him, get it out into the open; otherwise you are an accomplice in his guilt.

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"'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.

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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.

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"Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. "Confront your neighbors directly so you will not be held guilty for their crimes.

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Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

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"Don't seek revenge or carry a grudge against any of your people. "Love your neighbor as yourself. I am GOD.

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"'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as 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.

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"Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

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Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

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"Keep my decrees. "Don't mate two different kinds of animals. "Don't plant your fields with two kinds of seed. "Don't wear clothes woven of two kinds of material.

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"'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.

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"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.

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"You must obey all my laws. "Do not breed your cattle with other kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of fabric.

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And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

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"If a man has sex with a slave girl who is engaged to another man but has not yet been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be an investigation. But they aren't to be put to death because she wasn't free.

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"'If a man sleeps with a woman who is a slave girl 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.

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"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.

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"If a man has sexual intercourse with a slave girl who is committed to become someone else's wife, compensation must be paid. But since she had not been freed at the time, the couple will not be put to death.

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And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.

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The man must bring a Compensation-Offering to GOD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, a ram of compensation.

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The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for a guilt offering to the LORD.

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And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering.

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The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

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The priest will perform the ritual of atonement for him before GOD with the ram of compensation for the sin he has committed. Then he will stand forgiven of the sin he committed.

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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.

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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.

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The priest will then make atonement for him before the LORD with the sacrificial ram of the guilt offering, and the man will be forgiven.

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And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.

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"When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, don't eat the fruit for three years; consider it inedible.

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"'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.

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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 uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten.

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"When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden.

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But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

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By the fourth year its fruit is holy, an offering of praise to GOD.

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In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

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But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the LORD.

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In the fourth year the entire crop will be devoted to the LORD as an outburst of praise.

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And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

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Beginning in the fifth year you can eat its fruit; you'll have richer harvests this way. I am GOD, your God.

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But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.

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And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the LORD your God.

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Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. In this way, its yield will be increased. I, the LORD, am your God.

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Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

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"Don't eat meat with blood in it. "Don't practice divination or sorcery.

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"'Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. "'Do not practice divination or sorcery.

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"You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying.

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"Never eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. "Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.

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Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

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"Don't cut the hair on the sides of your head or trim your beard.

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"'Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

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You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.

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"Do not trim off the hair on your temples or clip the edges of your beards.

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Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

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"Don't gash your bodies on behalf of the dead. "Don't tattoo yourselves. I am GOD.

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"'Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. 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.

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"Never cut your bodies in mourning for the dead or mark your skin with tattoos, for I am the LORD.

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Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

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"Don't violate your daughter by making her a whore--the whole country would soon become a brothel, filled with sordid sex.

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"'Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.

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"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.

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"Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with promiscuity and detestable wickedness.

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Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

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"Keep my Sabbaths and revere my Sanctuary: I am GOD.

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"'Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

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"You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.

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"Keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence toward my sanctuary, for I am the LORD.

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Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

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"Don't dabble in the occult or traffic with mediums; you'll pollute your souls. I am GOD, your God.

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"'Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

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"Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

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"Do not rely on mediums and psychics, for you will be defiled by them. I, the LORD, am your God.

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Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

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"Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder; fear your God. I am GOD.

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"'Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.

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"You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.

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"Show your fear of God by standing up in the presence of elderly people and showing respect for the aged. I am the LORD.

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And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

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"When a foreigner lives with you in your land, don't take advantage of him.

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"'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him.

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"And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.

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"Do not exploit the foreigners who live in your land.

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But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

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Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own. Remember that you were once foreigners in Egypt. I am GOD, your God.

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The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

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The 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.

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They should be treated like everyone else, and you must love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I, the LORD, am your God.

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Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

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"Don't cheat when measuring length, weight, or quantity.

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"'Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.

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"You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.

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"Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.

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Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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Use honest scales and weights and measures. I am GOD, your God. I brought you out of Egypt.

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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.

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You 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.

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Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry goods or liquids must be accurate. I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

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"Keep all my decrees and all my laws. Yes, do them. I am GOD." [JC]

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"'Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.'"

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"Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the LORD."'

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You must be careful to obey all of my laws and regulations, for I am the LORD."

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