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

13 “‘Do not defraud or rob(D) your neighbor.(E)

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

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

15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(J) do not show partiality(K) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(L) but judge your neighbor fairly.(M)

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

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

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

18 “‘Do not seek revenge(R) or bear a grudge(S) against anyone among your people,(T) but love your neighbor(U) as yourself.(V) I am the Lord.

19 “‘Keep my decrees.(W)

“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.

“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.(X)

“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.(Y)

20 “‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man(Z) 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:20 Or be an inquiry

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