part of the Torah (Pentateuch - initial
five books/scrolls of the Hebrew
formative scriptures - Law of Moses)
Leviticus (3rd scroll)
chapter 19, verses 1 - 18
Jewish Publication Society
translation, 1985
The Lord spoke to Moses,
Speak to the whole Israelite
community and say to them:
You shall be holy, for I, the
Lord your God, am holy.
You shall each revere his
mother and his father, and
keep My Sabbaths: I the
Lord am your God.
Do not turn to idols or make
molten _gods for yourselves:
I the Lord am your God.
When you sacrifice an offering
of well-being to the Lord,
sacrifice it so that it may be
accepted on your behalf. It
shall be eaten on the day
you sacrifice it, or on the day
following but what is left by
the third day must be consumed
in fire. If it should be eaten on
the third day, it is an offensive
thing, it will not be acceptable.
And he who eats of it shall bear
his guilt, for he has profaned what
is sacred to the Lord, that person
shall be cut off from his kin.
When you reap the harvest of your
land, you shall not reap all the way
to the edges of your field, or gather
the gleanings of your harvest. You
shall not pick your vineyard bare,
or gather the fallen fruit of your
vineyard; you shall leave them for
the poor and the stranger: I the
Lord am your God.
You shall not steal; you shall not
deal deceitfully or falsely with one
another. You shall not swear
falsely with one another. You
shall not swear falsely by My
name, profaning the name of
your God: I am the Lord.
You shall not defraud your
fellow. You shall not commit
robbery. The wages of a laborer
shall not remain with you until
morning. You shall not insult
the deaf, or place a stumbling
block before the blind. You shall
fear your God: I am the Lord.
You shall not render an unfair
decision: do not favor the poor
or show deference to the rich;
judge your kinsman fairly. Do
not deal basely with your
countrymen. Do not profit by
the blood of your fellow: I am
the Lord. You shall not hate
your kinfolk in your heart.
Reprove your kinsman but incur
no guilt because of him. You
shall not take vengeance or bear
a grudge against your countrymen.
Love your fellow as yourself:
I am the Lord.
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