Yahweh Is Holy
2 Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
2 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.
2 “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘(A)You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
2 “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy(A) because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.(B)
2 "Tell the entire assembly of Israel that they are to be holy, since I, the LORD your God, am holy.
3 Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
3 Every one of you (B)shall reverence his mother and his father, and you shall keep (C)My sabbaths; (D)I am the Lord your God.
3 “Each of you is to respect his mother and father.(C) You are to keep My Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.
3 "Each of you is to fear his mother and father. "Observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
4 Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
4 "You are not to turn to their idols or cast gods out of melted metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
Eating The Peace Offering
5 And when you give a peace offering to the Lord, do it in the way which is pleasing to the Lord.
5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
5 ‘Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
5 “When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
5 "When you offer a peace offering to the LORD, you are to offer it for your acceptance.
6 Let it be used for food on the same day on which it is offered, or on the day after; and whatever is over on the third day is to be burned with fire.
6 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.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.
6 It is to be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day, but what remains on the third day must be burned up.(G)
6 Your sacrifice is to be eaten on that day and the next day. Anything that remains to the third day is to be incinerated.
7 If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord.
7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.
7 So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted.
7 If it is eaten on the third day, it's unclean. It won't be accepted.
8 And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.
8 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.
8 Everyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people.
8 Anyone who eats it will bear his punishment, for he has profaned what is holy to the Lord. That person must be cut off from his people.(I)
8 Anyone who eats it will bear the punishment of his sin, since he will have defiled himself regarding the LORD's holy things. That person is to be eliminated from contact with his people."
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
9 And when you get in the grain from your land, do not let all the grain be cut from the edges of the field, or take up what has been dropped on the earth after the getting in of the grain.
9 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.
9 ‘(G)Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings(J) of your harvest.
9 "When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to completely finish harvesting the corners of the field that is, you are not to pick what remains after you have reaped your harvest.
10 And do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.
10 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.
10 Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.
10 You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor(K) and the foreign resident;(L) I am Yahweh your God.
10 You are not to gather your vineyard or pick up the fallen grapes of your vineyard. Leave something for the poor and the resident alien who lives among you. I am the LORD your God."
Dealing Honestly
12 And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.
12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
12 (J)You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to (K)profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.
12 "You are not to use my name to deceive, thereby defiling the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13 Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.
13 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.
13 ‘(L)You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. (M)The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
13 “You must not oppress(Q) your neighbor or rob(R) him. The wages due a hired hand(S) must not remain with you until morning.
13 "You are not to oppress your neighbor or rob him. "The wages of a hired laborer are not to remain in your possession until morning.
14 Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
14 You shall not curse a deaf man, nor (N)place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.
14 You must not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(T) but you are to fear your God;(U) I am Yahweh.(V)
14 "You are not to curse a deaf person or put a stumbling block before the blind. "You are to fear God. I am the LORD.
Justice, Love, And Propriety
15 Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.
15 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.
15 ‘(O)You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
15 “You must not act unjustly(W) when deciding a case. Do not be partial(X) to the poor or give preference to the rich;(Y) judge your neighbor fairly.
15 "You are not to be unjust in deciding a case. You are not to show partiality to the poor or honor the great. Instead, decide the case of your neighbor with righteousness."
16 Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
16 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.
16 You shall not go about as (P)a slanderer among your people, and you are not to (a)act against the (b)(Q)life of your neighbor; I am the Lord.
16 You must not go about spreading slander(Z) among your people; you must not jeopardize(a) your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.
16 "You are not to go around slandering your people. "You are not to stand idle when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the LORD.
17 Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.
17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
17 ‘You (R)shall not hate your (c)fellow countryman in your heart; you (S)may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.
17 “You must not harbor hatred against your brother.(b)(AA) Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.(AB)
17 "You are not to hate your relative in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor if you must, but you are not to incur guilt on account of him.
18 Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.
18 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.
18 (T)You shall not take vengeance, (U)nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but (V)you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
18 Do not take revenge(AC) or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself;(AD) I am Yahweh.
18 "You are not to seek vengeance or hold a grudge against the descendants of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD."
You Shall Keep My Statutes
19 Keep my laws. Do not let your cattle have offspring by those of a different sort; do not put mixed seed into your field; do not put on a robe made of two sorts of cloth.
19 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.
19 ‘You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; (W)you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.
19 “You are to keep My statutes. You must not crossbreed two different kinds of your livestock, sow your fields with two kinds of seed, or put on a garment made of two kinds of material.(AE)
19 "Observe my statutes. "You are not to let your cattle breed with a different species. "You are not to sow your fields with two different kinds of seeds. "You are not to wear clothing made from two different kinds of material.
Lying With A Slave Woman
20 If any man has sex relations with a servant-woman who has given her word to be married to a man, and has not been made free for a price or in any other way, the thing will be looked into; but they will not be put to death because she was not a free woman.
20 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.
20 ‘(X)Now if a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave acquired for another man, but who has in no way been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death, because she was not free.
20 “If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed(AF) or given her freedom, there must be punishment.(c) They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
20 "When a person has sexual relations with a woman servant who is engaged to another man, but she has not been completely redeemed nor has her freedom been granted to her, there is to be an inquiry, but they won't be put to death, since she has not been freed.
21 Let him take his offering for wrongdoing to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of meeting; let him give a male sheep as an offering for wrongdoing.
21 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.
21 He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord to the doorway of the tent of meeting, (Y)a ram for a guilt offering.
21 However, he must bring a ram as his restitution offering to the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(AG)
21 The perpetrator is to bring his guilt offering to the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting that is, a ram as a guilt offering.
22 And the priest will take away his sin before the Lord with the sheep which is offered for his wrongdoing, and he will have forgiveness for the sin which he has done.
22 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.
22 The priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed will be forgiven him.
22 The priest will make atonement on his behalf before the Lord with the ram of the restitution offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven for the sin he committed.
22 Then the priest is to make atonement for him with the ram as a guilt offering in the LORD's presence on account of his sin which he has committed, but which will be forgiven him."
The Produce Of Fruit Trees
23 And when you have come into the land, and have put in all sorts of fruit-trees, their fruit will be as if they had not had circumcision, and for three years their fruit may not be used for food.
23 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.
23 ‘When you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as (d)forbidden. Three years it shall be (e)forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten.
23 “When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you are to consider the fruit forbidden.(d) It will be forbidden to you for three years; it is not to be eaten.
23 "When you have entered the land and planted all sorts of trees for food, regard its fruit as uncircumcised for the first three years for you. It is not to be eaten.
24 And in the fourth year all the fruit will be holy as a praise-offering to the Lord.
24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.
24 During the fourth year, all its fruit is to be offered as a holy token of praise to the LORD.
25 But in the fifth year you may take the fruit and the increase of it for your food: I am the Lord your God.
25 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.
25 In the fifth year you are to eat of its fruit, that its yield may increase for you; I am the Lord your God.
25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you;(AI) I am Yahweh your God.
25 But on the fifth year, you may eat its fruits to increase its produce for you."
Blood, Hair, And Body
26 Nothing may be used for food with its blood in it; you may not make use of strange arts, or go in search of signs and wonders.
26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
26 “You are not to eat anything with blood in it.(e)(AJ) You are not to practice divination(AK) or sorcery.(AL)
26 "You are not to eat anything containing blood, engage in occult practices, or practice fortune telling.
28 You may not make cuts in your flesh in respect for the dead, or have marks printed on your bodies: I am the Lord.
28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
28 You shall not make any cuts in your (f)body for the (g)dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.
28 You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead(AN) or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.
28 "You are not to make incisions in your flesh on account of the dead nor submit to cuts or tattoos. I am the LORD.
29 Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.
29 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.
29 ‘(AC)Do not (h)profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness.
29 “Do not debase(f)(AO) your daughter by making her a prostitute,(AP) or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
29 "You are not to defile your daughter by engaging her in prostitution so the land won't become filled with wickedness.
Purity, Honor, Respect, And Honesty
31 Do not go after those who make use of spirits, or wonder-workers; do not go in their ways or become unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.
31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
31 ‘Do not turn to (i)(AF)mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
31 “Do not turn to mediums(g)(AR) or consult spiritists,(h)(AS) or you will be defiled by them; I am Yahweh your God.
31 "You are to consult neither mediums nor familiar spirits. You are never to seek them you'll just be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
32 Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
32 ‘(AG)You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the (j)aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.
32 “You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.(AT) Fear your God; I am Yahweh.
32 "Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. "Fear your God. I am the LORD.
34 Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
34 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.
34 The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and (AI)you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.
34 You must regard the foreigner who lives with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself,(AV) for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt;(AW) I am Yahweh your God.
34 You are to treat the resident alien the same way you treat the native born among you love him like yourself, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
36 Have true scales, true weights and measures for all things: I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt;
36 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.
36 You shall have (AK)just balances, just weights, a just (k)ephah, and a just (l)hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
36 You are to have honest balances,(AY) honest weights, an honest dry measure,(i) and an honest liquid measure;(j)(AZ) I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
36 You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37 You are to keep all my rules and my decisions and do them: I am the Lord.
37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
37 You shall thus observe all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am the Lord.’”
37 You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am Yahweh.”
37 Observe all my statutes and all my ordinances in order to practice them. I am the LORD."