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Show respect for my holy name. You Israelites must remember that I am holy; I am the Lord , who has made you holy.

I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord ."

"‘When you harvest your crops on your land, do not harvest all the way to the corners of your field. If grain falls onto the ground, don't gather it up. Leave it for poor people and foreigners in your country. I am the Lord your God.'"

so that all your descendants will know I made Israel live in shelters during the time I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.'"

"‘The law will be the same for the foreigner as for those from your own country. I am the Lord your God.'"

You must not cheat each other, but you must respect your God. I am the Lord your God.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give the land of Canaan to you and to become your God.

This is because the people of Israel are servants to me. They are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

"‘Don't make idols for yourselves or set up statues or memorials. Don't put stone statues in your land to bow down to, because I am the Lord your God.

"‘Remember my Sabbaths, and respect my Holy Place. I am the Lord .

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves. I broke the heavy weights that were on your shoulders and let you walk proudly again.

But even though this is true, I will not turn away from them when they are in the land of their enemies. I will not hate them so much that I completely destroy them and break my agreement with them, because I am the Lord their God.

For their good I will remember the agreement with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt so I could become their God; the other nations saw these things. I am the Lord .'"

"I am choosing the Levites from all the Israelites to take the place of all the firstborn children of Israel. The Levites will be mine,

because the firstborn are mine. When you were in Egypt, I killed all the firstborn children of the Egyptians and took all the firstborn of Israel to be mine, both animals and children. They are mine. I am the Lord ."

Take the Levites for me instead of the firstborn sons of Israel; take the animals of the Levites instead of the firstborn animals from the rest of Israel. I am the Lord ."

"Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites, and take the animals of the Levites instead of the animals of the other people. The Levites are mine. I am the Lord .

Send both men and women outside the camp so that they won't spread the disease there, where I am living among you."

Also blow your trumpets at happy times and during your feasts and at New Moon festivals. Blow them over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, because they will help you remember your God. I am the Lord your God."

I am not the father of all these people, and I didn't give birth to them. So why do you make me carry them to the land you promised to our ancestors? Must I carry them in my arms as a nurse carries a baby?