Leviticus 19:21-37

21The man must bring a male sheep to the door of the Tent of Meeting. It is an offering to the Lord.

22The priest will sacrifice the gift to the Lord. The sacrifice will atone for the man's sin. Then the Lord will forgive the man.

23When you go into Canaan, a person may plant a fruit tree there. But he must not eat the fruit for three years.

24In the fourth year, the fruit is holy. It is an offering to praise the Lord.

25In the fifth year, the people can eat the fruit. If they do this, the trees will give much fruit to the people. I am the Lord your God.

26You must not eat any meat that has the blood in it. You must not do magic. You must not use magic to learn about future times.

27A man must not cut the hair on the sides of his head. He must not cut the edges of his beard.

28He must not cut his body to remember the dead people. He must not paint his body. I am the Lord your God.

29He must not sell his daughter for sex. You would make her ashamed. If he does this, all the people might do the same. The whole land would become full of sin.

30God has said what the people can do on the Sabbath day of rest. On the day of rest, the people must do only those things. They must respect the Lord's house. I am the Lord.

31They must not ask people who do magic to help them. That would make Israel's people unclean. I am the Lord your God.

32The people must stand up when they are with old people. They must respect the old people. They must give honour to their God. I am the Lord your God.

33A foreign person may live in your land. You must be kind to him or to her.

34People must love the person from a different country as they love themselves. They must remember the time when they lived in Egypt. Egypt was not their country. I am the Lord your God.

35They must be fair when they measure length or weight or size.

36They must use correct weights and measures. I am the Lord your God. I led you out of Egypt.

37They must obey all my rules. I am the Lord.’