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Leviticus 19:26-37
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Leviticus 19:26-37
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 “You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice augury or witchcraft.(A) 27 You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.(B) 28 You shall not make any gashes in your flesh for the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord.(C)
29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, that the land not become prostituted and full of depravity.(D) 30 You shall keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary: I am the Lord.(E)
31 “Do not turn to mediums and spiritualists; do not seek them out, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.(F)
32 “You shall rise before the aged and defer to the old, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
33 “When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.(G) 34 The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.(H)
35 “You shall not cheat in measuring length, weight, or quantity. 36 You shall have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 You shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and observe them: I am the Lord.”
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Leviticus 19:26-37
New International Version
Leviticus 19:26-37
New International Version
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.’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 19:36 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 of a bushel or about 22 liters.
- 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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