Leviticus 19:19-37 - You Shall Keep My Statutes

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.

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 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 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."

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 During the fourth year, all its fruit is to be offered as a holy token of praise to the LORD. 25 But on the fifth year, you may eat its fruits to increase its produce for you."

26 "You are not to eat anything containing blood, engage in occult practices, or practice fortune telling. 27 "You are not to cut your hair in ritualistic patterns on your head or deface the edges of your beard. 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 "You are not to defile your daughter by engaging her in prostitution so the land won't become filled with wickedness. 30 "Observe my Sabbath and stand in awe of my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

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 "Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. "Fear your God. I am the LORD.

33 "If a resident alien lives with you in your land, you are not to mistreat him. 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.

35 "You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. 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 Observe all my statutes and all my ordinances in order to practice them. I am the LORD."


International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.