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When you harvest your land’s produce, you must not harvest all the way to the edge of your field; and don’t gather up every remaining bit of your harvest. 10 Also do not pick your vineyard clean or gather up all the grapes that have fallen there. Leave these items for the poor and the immigrant; I am the Lord your God.

11 You must not steal nor deceive nor lie to each other. 12 You must not swear falsely by my name, desecrating your God’s name in doing so; I am the Lord. 13 You must not oppress your neighbors or rob them. Do not withhold a hired laborer’s pay overnight. 14 You must not insult a deaf person or put some obstacle in front of a blind person that would cause them to trip. Instead, fear your God; I am the Lord.

15 You must not act unjustly in a legal case. Do not show favoritism to the poor or deference to the great; you must judge your fellow Israelites fairly. 16 Do not go around slandering your people.[a] Do not stand by while your neighbor’s blood is shed;[b] I am the Lord. 17 You must not hate your fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your fellow Israelite strongly, so you don’t become responsible for his sin.[c] 18 You must not take revenge nor hold a grudge against any of your people; instead, you must love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:16 Heb uncertain
  2. Leviticus 19:16 Heb uncertain
  3. Leviticus 19:17 Or strongly, but don’t become liable for punishment because of it; Heb uncertain

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges(A) of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.(B) 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time(C) or pick up the grapes that have fallen.(D) Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.(E) I am the Lord your God.

11 “‘Do not steal.(F)

“‘Do not lie.(G)

“‘Do not deceive one another.(H)

12 “‘Do not swear falsely(I) by my name(J) and so profane(K) the name of your God. I am the Lord.

13 “‘Do not defraud or rob(L) your neighbor.(M)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker(N) overnight.(O)

14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(P) but fear your God.(Q) I am the Lord.

15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(R) do not show partiality(S) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(T) but judge your neighbor fairly.(U)

16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(V) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(W) I am the Lord.

17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.(X) Rebuke your neighbor frankly(Y) so you will not share in their guilt.

18 “‘Do not seek revenge(Z) or bear a grudge(AA) against anyone among your people,(AB) but love your neighbor(AC) as yourself.(AD) I am the Lord.

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