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Leviticus 19:16-33
New King James Version
Leviticus 19:16-33
New King James Version
16 You shall not go about as a (A)talebearer among your people; nor shall you (B)take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
17 (C)‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. (D)You shall surely [a]rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. 18 (E)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, (F)but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
19 ‘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.
20 ‘Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is (G)betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be [b]scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering. 22 The priest shall make [c]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, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as [d]uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten. 24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord. 25 And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God.
26 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. 27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not (H)make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.
29 (I)‘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.
30 ‘You shall [e]keep My Sabbaths and (J)reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord.
31 ‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after (K)them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
32 (L)‘You shall [f]rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and (M)fear your God: I am the Lord.
33 ‘And (N)if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Leviticus 19:17 reprove
- Leviticus 19:20 punishment
- Leviticus 19:22 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 19:23 unclean
- Leviticus 19:30 observe
- Leviticus 19:32 rise to give honor
Leviticus 19:16-33
New International Version
Leviticus 19:16-33
New International Version
16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(A) among your people.
“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(B) I am the Lord.
17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.(C) Rebuke your neighbor frankly(D) so you will not share in their guilt.
18 “‘Do not seek revenge(E) or bear a grudge(F) against anyone among your people,(G) but love your neighbor(H) as yourself.(I) I am the Lord.
19 “‘Keep my decrees.(J)
“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.
“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.(K)
“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.(L)
20 “‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man(M) but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.[a] Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. 21 The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the Lord.(N) 22 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.(O)
23 “‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden.[b] For three years you are to consider it forbidden[c]; it must not be eaten. 24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy,(P) an offering of praise to the Lord. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
26 “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.(Q)
“‘Do not practice divination(R) or seek omens.(S)
27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.(T)
28 “‘Do not cut(U) your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.
29 “‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute,(V) or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.(W)
30 “‘Observe my Sabbaths(X) and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.(Y)
31 “‘Do not turn to mediums(Z) or seek out spiritists,(AA) for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect(AB) for the elderly(AC) and revere your God.(AD) I am the Lord.(AE)
33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 19:20 Or be an inquiry
- Leviticus 19:23 Hebrew uncircumcised
- Leviticus 19:23 Hebrew uncircumcised
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