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No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward to present the Lord 's gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.

He may eat both the most holy and the holy food of his God,

Even from a foreigner you must not present the food of your God from such animals as these, for they are ruined and flawed; they will not be acceptable for your benefit.'"

the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord ."

You must not eat bread, roasted grain, or fresh grain until this very day, until you bring the offering of your God. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live.

When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.'"

You must not do any work on this particular day, because it is a day of atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the Lord your God.

On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic trees—palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook—and you must rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

so that your future generations may know that I made the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.'"

Moreover, you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If any man curses his God he will bear responsibility for his sin,

There will be one regulation for you, whether a foreigner or a native citizen, for I am the Lord your God.'"

No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, but you must fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.

Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.

I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan—to be your God.

You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.

because the Israelites are my own servants; they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

"‘You must not make for yourselves idols, so you must not set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, and you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down before it, for I am the Lord your God.

I will walk among you, and I will be your God and you will be my people.

I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and caused you to walk upright.

In spite of this, however, when they are in the land of their enemies I will not reject them and abhor them to make a complete end of them, to break my covenant with them, for I am the Lord their God.