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30 “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

31 “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

32 “‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

33 “‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

35 “‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. 36 You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah,[a] and a just hin.[b] I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 “‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:36 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
  2. 19:36 A hin is about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.

30 You shall (A)keep My Sabbaths and (B)revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord.

31 ‘Do not turn to [a](C)mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

32 (D)You shall stand up in the presence of the grayheaded and honor [b]elders, and you shall [c]fear your God; I am the Lord.

33 (E)When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not [d]do him wrong. 34 The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and (F)you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.

35 (G)You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or volume. 36 You shall have (H)accurate balances, accurate weights, an accurate [e]ephah, and an accurate [f]hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt. 37 So you shall keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them; I am the Lord.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:31 Or ghosts or spirits
  2. Leviticus 19:32 Lit the face of the old
  3. Leviticus 19:32 Or revere
  4. Leviticus 19:33 Lit oppress him
  5. Leviticus 19:36 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  6. Leviticus 19:36 I.e., a liquid measure, about 1 gallon or 3.8 liters