30 Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary;(A) I am the Lord.

31 “Do not turn to mediums[a](B) or consult spiritists,[b](C) or you will be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God.

32 “You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.(D) Fear your God; I am the Lord.

33 “When an alien resides with you in your land, you must not oppress(E) him. 34 You will regard the alien who resides with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself,(F) for you were aliens in the land of Egypt;(G) I am the Lord your God.

35 “Do not be unfair(H) in measurements of length, weight, or volume. 36 You are to have honest balances,(I) honest weights, an honest dry measure,[c] and an honest liquid measure;[d](J) I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and do them; I am the Lord.”

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  1. 19:31 Or spirits of the dead
  2. 19:31 Or familiar spirits
  3. 19:36 Lit honest ephah
  4. 19:36 Lit honest hin

30 “Observe my Sabbath and stand in awe of my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

31 “You are to consult neither mediums nor familiar spirits. You are never to seek them—you’ll just be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

32 “Rise in the presence of the aged[a] and honor the elderly face-to-face.

“Fear your God. I am the Lord.

33 “If a resident alien lives with you in your land, you are not to mistreat him. 34 You are to treat the resident alien the same way you treat the native born among you—love him like yourself, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

35 “You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case[b] or when measuring weight and quantity. 36 You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes.[c] I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Observe all my statutes and all my ordinances in order to practice them. I am the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:32 Lit. of the grey head
  2. Leviticus 19:35 Lit. in judgment
  3. Leviticus 19:36 Lit. and honest weight, ephah, and hin