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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 keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary: I am the Lord.(A)

31 “Do not turn to mediums and spiritualists; do not seek them out, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.(B)

32 “You shall rise before the aged and defer to the old, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

33 “When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.(C) 34 The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.(D)

35 “You shall not cheat in measuring length, weight, or quantity. 36 You shall have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 You shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and observe them: I am the Lord.”

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