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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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  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 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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Footnotes

  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