The Third Book of Moses: Leviticus

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- Chapter 19 -

And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

Speake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and say vnto them, Ye shalbe holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

Yee shall feare euery man his mother and his father, and shall keepe my Sabbaths: for I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall not turne vnto idoles, nor make you molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

And when yee shall offer a peace offering vnto the Lord, ye shall offer it freely.

It shall be eaten the day yee offer it, or on the morowe: and that which remaineth vntill the third day, shalbe burnt in the fire.

For if it be eaten the third day, it shall be vncleane, it shall not be accepted.

Therefore he that eateth it, shall beare his iniquitie, because he hath defiled the halowed thing of the Lord, and that person shalbe cut off from his people.

Love Your Neighbor

(Romans 13:8–10)

When yee reape the haruest of your land, ye shall not reape euery corner of your field, neither shalt thou gather the glainings of thy haruest.

Thou shalt not gather the grapes of thy vineyarde cleane, neyther gather euery grape of thy vineyarde, but thou shalt leaue them for the poore and for the straunger: I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall not steale, neither deale falsely, neither lie one to another.

Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shall not abide with thee vntil the morning.

Thou shalt not curse the deafe, neither put a stumbling blocke before the blinde, but shalt feare thy God: I am the Lord.

Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.

Thou shalt not walke about with tales among thy people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.

Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.

Keep My Statutes

Yee shall keepe mine ordinances. Thou shalt not let thy cattel gender with others of diuers kindes. Thou shalt not sowe thy fielde with mingled seede, neyther shall a garment of diuers thinges, as of linen and wollen come vpon thee.

Whosoeuer also lyeth and medleth with a woman that is a bonde mayde, affianced to a husband, and not redeemed, nor freedome giuen her, she shalbe scourged, but they shall not die, because she is not made free.

And he shall bring for his trespasse offring vnto the Lord, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, a ramme for a trespasse offering.

Then the Priest shall make an atonement for him with the ramme of the trespasse offering before the Lord, concerning his sinne which he hath done, and pardon shalbe giuen him for his sinne which he hath committed.

Also when ye shall come into the land, and haue planted euery tree for meate, ye shall count the fruite thereof as vncircumcised: three yeere shall it be vncircumcised vnto you, it shall not be eaten:

But in the fourth yere all the fruite thereof shalbe holy to the praise of the Lord.

And in the fifth yeere shall ye eate of the fruite of it that it may yeelde to you the encrease thereof: I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall not eat the flesh with the blood, ye shall not vse witchcraft, nor obserue times.

Ye shall not cut rounde the corners of your heades, neither shalt thou marre the tuftes of thy beard.

Ye shall not cut your flesh for the dead, nor make any print of a marke vpon you: I am the Lord,

Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, to cause her to be a whore, least the lande also fall to whoredome, and the lande bee full of wickednesse.

Ye shall keepe my Sabbaths and reuerence my Sanctuarie: I am the Lord.

Ye shall not regarde them that worke with spirites, neither soothsayers: ye shall not seeke to them to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

Thou shalt rise vp before the horehead, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lord.

And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your lande, ye shall not vexe him.

But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one of your selues, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe: for ye were strangers in the lad of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement, in line, in weight, or in measure.

You shall haue iust ballances, true weightes, a true Ephah, and a true Hin. I am the Lord your God, which haue brought you out of the lande of Egypt.

Therefore shall ye obserue all mine ordinances, and all my iudgements, and doe them: I am the Lord.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

“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.

“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

“‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

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.

If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

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.

Love Your Neighbor

(Romans 13:8–10)

“‘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.

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.

“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

“‘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.

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

“‘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.

“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life

(a)

of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

“‘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.

Keep My Statutes

“‘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.

“‘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.

He shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.

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.

“‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden.(b) For three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

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

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

“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

“‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

“‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

“‘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.

“‘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.

“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

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.

“‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah,(c) and a just hin.(d) I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

“‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am the LORD.’”

Footnotes

(a)19:16 literally, “blood”

(b)19:23 literally, “uncircumcised”

(d)19:36 A hin is about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.