26 “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.(A)

“‘Do not practice divination(B) or seek omens.(C)

27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.(D)

28 “‘Do not cut(E) 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,(F) or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.(G)

30 “‘Observe my Sabbaths(H) and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.(I)

31 “‘Do not turn to mediums(J) or seek out spiritists,(K) for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect(L) for the elderly(M) and revere your God.(N) I am the Lord.(O)

33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born.(P) Love them as yourself,(Q) for you were foreigners(R) in Egypt.(S) I am the Lord your God.

35 “‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.(T) 36 Use honest scales(U) and honest weights, an honest ephah[a](V) and an honest hin.[b](W) I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.(X)

37 “‘Keep all my decrees(Y) and all my laws(Z) and follow them. I am the Lord.’”

Punishments for Sin

20 The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death.(AA) The members of the community are to stone him.(AB) I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people;(AC) for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled(AD) my sanctuary(AE) and profaned my holy name.(AF) If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,(AG) I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.

“‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:36 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 of a bushel or about 22 liters.
  2. Leviticus 19:36 A hin was a liquid measure having the capacity of about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters.

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