2. “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
3. “Each of you is to respect his mother and father. You are to keep My Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.
4. Do not turn to idols or make cast images of gods for yourselves; I am Yahweh your God.
5. “When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
6. It is to be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day, but what remains on the third day must be burned up.
7. If any is eaten on the third day, it is a repulsive thing; it will not be accepted.
8. Anyone who eats it will bear his punishment, for he has profaned what is holy to the Lord. That person must be cut off from his people.
9. “When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10. You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident; I am Yahweh your God.
11. “You must not steal. You must not act deceptively or lie to one another.
12. You must not swear falsely by My name, profaning the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
13. “You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning.
14. You must not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but you are to fear your God; I am Yahweh.
15. “You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.
16. You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.
17. “You must not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.
18. Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh.
19. “You are to keep My statutes. You must not crossbreed two different kinds of your livestock, sow your fields with two kinds of seed, or put on a garment made of two kinds of material.
20. “If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be punishment. They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.