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30 You[a] shall keep my Sabbaths, and you[b] shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

31 “‘You[c] shall not turn to the mediums and to the soothsayers; you[d] shall not seek them to become unclean with them; I am Yahweh your[e] God.

32 “‘Before[f] old age you[g] shall get up, and you[h] shall show respect for an old person; and you[i] shall revere your God; I am Yahweh.

33 “‘And when an alien dwells with you[j] in your[k] land, you[l] shall not oppress him. 34 The alien who is dwelling with you[m] shall be like a native among you,[n] and you[o] shall love him like yourself, [p] because you[q] were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your[r] God.

35 “‘You[s] shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or[t] volume. 36 You[u] must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I am Yahweh your[v] God who brought you[w] out from the land of Egypt.

37 “‘Thus you[x] shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you[y] shall do them; I am Yahweh.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:30 Plural
  2. Leviticus 19:30 Plural
  3. Leviticus 19:31 Plural
  4. Leviticus 19:31 Plural
  5. Leviticus 19:31 Plural
  6. Leviticus 19:32 Literally “from the faces of”
  7. Leviticus 19:32 Singular
  8. Leviticus 19:32 Singular
  9. Leviticus 19:32 Singular
  10. Leviticus 19:33 Singular
  11. Leviticus 19:33 Plural
  12. Leviticus 19:33 Plural
  13. Leviticus 19:34 Plural
  14. Leviticus 19:34 Plural
  15. Leviticus 19:34 Singular
  16. Leviticus 19:34 Singular
  17. Leviticus 19:34 Plural
  18. Leviticus 19:34 Plural
  19. Leviticus 19:35 Plural
  20. Leviticus 19:35 Or “and”
  21. Leviticus 19:36 Plural
  22. Leviticus 19:36 Plural
  23. Leviticus 19:36 Plural
  24. Leviticus 19:37 Plural
  25. Leviticus 19:37 Plural

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

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

32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect(E) for the elderly(F) and revere your God.(G) I am the Lord.(H)

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.(I) Love them as yourself,(J) for you were foreigners(K) in Egypt.(L) I am the Lord your God.

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

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

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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.