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Leviticus 19:19-31
English Standard Version
Leviticus 19:19-31
English Standard Version
You Shall Keep My Statutes
19 (A)“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. (B)You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.
20 “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; 21 but (C)he shall bring his compensation to the Lord, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. 22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.
23 “When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden.[a] Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. 24 And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God.
26 (D)“You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. (E)You shall not interpret omens or (F)tell fortunes. 27 (G)You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any (H)cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.
29 (I)“Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity. 30 (J)You shall keep my Sabbaths and (K)reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
31 (L)“Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.
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- Leviticus 19:23 Hebrew as its uncircumcision
Leviticus 19:19-31
New International Version
Leviticus 19:19-31
New International Version
19 “‘Keep my decrees.(A)
“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.
“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.(B)
“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.(C)
20 “‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man(D) 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.(E) 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.(F)
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,(G) 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.(H)
“‘Do not practice divination(I) or seek omens.(J)
27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.(K)
28 “‘Do not cut(L) 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,(M) or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.(N)
30 “‘Observe my Sabbaths(O) and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.(P)
31 “‘Do not turn to mediums(Q) or seek out spiritists,(R) for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 19:20 Or be an inquiry
- Leviticus 19:23 Hebrew uncircumcised
- Leviticus 19:23 Hebrew uncircumcised
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