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And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: "Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I am driving out from before you the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.

For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "I am the LORD your God.

According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances.

You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the LORD your God.

You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.

"None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the LORD.

And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

"Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you.

"Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the LORD your God."'

"Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.

"Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

"Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God.

And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD.

You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.