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Other people have done these terrible sins, but you must obey my laws. You must not do any of these terrible sins. Do not make yourself filthy with these terrible sins. I am the Lord your God."

"Tell all the Israelites: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you must be holy.

"Each of you must honor your mother and father and keep my special days of rest. I am the Lord your God!

"Do not worship idols. Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.

Don't pick all the grapes in your vineyards or pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. You must leave those things for your poor people and for people traveling through your country. I am the Lord your God.

You must not use my name to make false promises. If you do that, you will show that you don't respect the name of your God. I am the Lord !

"You must not curse anyone who is deaf. You must not do anything to make a blind person fall. But you must respect your God. I am the Lord .

Then, in the fifth year, you can eat the fruit from that tree. And the tree will produce more and more fruit for you. I am the Lord your God.

"Do not dishonor your daughters by making them become prostitutes. If you do that, your whole country will turn away from God and be filled with all kinds of sinful things.

"Do not go to mediums or wizards for advice—they will only make you unclean. I am the Lord your God.

You must treat them the same as you treat your own citizens. Love them as you love yourselves. Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God!

Your baskets should be the right size. Your jars should hold the right amount of liquids. Your weights and balances should weigh things correctly. I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt.

"You must also tell the Israelites these things: Anyone living in Israel who gives one of their children to the false god Molech must be killed! It doesn't matter if they are a citizen of Israel or a foreigner, you must throw stones at them and kill them.

"Be special. Make yourselves holy, because I am the Lord your God.

But I have told you that you will get their land. I will give their land to you. It will be your land! It is a land filled with many good things. I am the Lord your God. "I have treated you differently from other people.

Priests must be holy for their God. They must show respect for God's name. They offer the bread and special gifts to the Lord , so they must be holy.

"A priest serves God in a special way, so he must not marry a woman who has had sexual relations with any other man. He must not marry a prostitute or a divorced woman.

A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way, because he carries holy things. He brings the holy bread to me, and I am holy. I am the Lord , and I make you holy.

"Tell Aaron: If any of your descendants have anything wrong with them, they must not carry the special bread to God.

"If one of Aaron's descendants has something wrong with him, he cannot approach the altar to bring gifts to the Lord . And he cannot carry the special bread to God.