23. “When you come into the land of Canaan and plant any kind of fruit tree, consider the fruit ritually unclean for the first three years. During that time you must not eat it.
24. In the fourth year all the fruit shall be dedicated as an offering to show your gratitude to me, the Lord.
25. But in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you do all this, your trees will bear more fruit. I am the Lord your God.
26. “Do not eat any meat with blood still in it. Do not practise any kind of magic.
27. Do not cut the hair on the sides of your head or trim your beard
28. or tattoo yourselves or cut gashes in your body to mourn for the dead. I am the Lord.
29. “Do not disgrace your daughters by making them temple prostitutes; if you do, you will turn to other gods and the land will be full of immorality.
30. Keep the Sabbath, and honour the place where I am worshipped. I am the Lord.
31. “Do not go for advice to people who consult the spirits of the dead. If you do, you will be ritually unclean. I am the Lord your God.
32. “Show respect for old people and honour them. Reverently obey me; I am the Lord.
33. “Do not ill-treat foreigners who are living in your land.
34. Treat them as you would a fellow-Israelite, and love them as you love yourselves. Remember that you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
35. “Do not cheat anyone by using false measures of length, weight, or quantity.
36. Use honest scales, honest weights, and honest measures. I am the Lord your God, and I brought you out of Egypt.