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Leviticus 19:26-37 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

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.

37. Obey all my laws and commands. I am the Lord.”

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