{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/leviticus/19","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T21:12:48.702Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Leviticus","bookSlug":"leviticus","chapter":19,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":18,"nextChapter":20,"totalChapters":27,"totalVerses":37},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah."}],"citation":{"inline":"Leviticus 19 (ASV)","markdown":"[Leviticus 19](https://primebible.com/asv/leviticus/19)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/leviticus/19 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}