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15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.

16 “Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.[a]

“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.

17 “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.[b] Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.

18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

19 “You must obey all my decrees.

“Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.

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  1. 19:16 Hebrew Do not act as a merchant toward your own people.
  2. 19:17 Hebrew for your brother.

15 (A)You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness. 16 You shall not go about as (B)a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand against the [a](C)life of your neighbor; I am Yahweh.

17 ‘You (D)shall not hate your brother in your heart; you (E)may surely reprove your neighbor, and so not bear sin because of him. 18 (F)You shall not take vengeance, (G)and you shall not keep your anger against the sons of your people, but (H)you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh.

19 ‘You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; (I)you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.

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  1. Leviticus 19:16 Lit blood