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248 Positive Commandments
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Believe in Yahweh as the Only Source of Power in
the Universe. (Exodus 20:2)
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Submit to Yahweh as the Supreme Head, to be in
unity with Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
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Love Yahweh with all your heart, soul, and
might. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
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Reverence Yahweh by Keeping His Laws.
(Deuteronomy 6:12-13, 25)
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Serve Yahweh. (Exodus 23:25)
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Hold fast to Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 10:20)
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Taking an oath by Yahweh's Name. (Deuteronomy
6:13)
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Walk in Yahweh's ways. (Deuteronomy 28:9)
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Sanctify Yahweh's Name. (Leviticus 22:32)
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Read (study and meditate on) the Book of the
Law. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
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Teach the Book of the Law to our children.
(Deuteronomy 6:7)
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Bind the Law upon our hands. (Deuteronomy 6:8)
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Bind (write) the Law upon our minds.
(Deuteronomy 6:8)
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Make tzitzit on the corners of the tallits.
(Numbers 15:38-40)
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Preach and publish Yahweh's Law. (Deuteronomy
6:9)
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Gather for the reading of the Law every seventh
year. (Deuteronomy 31:10-13)
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A king must acquire and apply the Book of the
Law. (Deuteronomy 17:18-20)
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Acquire the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 31:19)
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Be thankful to Yahweh in prayer, praise, and
deed. (Deuteronomy 8:10)
The Temple and the Priests
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Build the Holy sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus
25:8-9)
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We must reverence Yahweh in the sanctuary of
Yahweh. (Leviticus 19:30)
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Guard the sanctuary of Yahweh at all times.
(Numbers 18:2, 4)
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The priests and Levites shall do their appointed
work in the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:23,6-7)
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The priests must wash their hands and feet.
(Exodus 30:17-21)
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The priests must light the seven lamp lampstand.
(Exodus 27:20-21)
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The priests must bless the people with the Name
of Yahweh. (Numbers 6:23-27)
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The priests must set the showbread and
frankincense before the ark. (Exodus 25:30)
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The priests must burn the incense on the golden
altar in the morning and between the evenings. (Exodus 30:7-8)
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The priests must keep the fire burning on the
altar continuously. (Leviticus 6:12-13)
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The priests must remove the ashes from the altar
daily. (Leviticus 6:10-11)
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The priests must keep the ritually unclean out
of the inner court of the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 5:2-3)
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The priests must be regarded as holy. (Leviticus
21:8)
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The priests must dress in special priestly
garments. (Exodus 28:2-43)
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The priests must bear the responsibility for the
sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:1, 5)
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The priests must prepare the holy anointing oil
according to its formula. (Exodus 30:23-33)
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The priests must perform their services at the
sanctuary of Yahweh at the appointed time. (Deuteronomy 18:6-8)
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The priests may become ritually unclean due to
certain close relatives. (Leviticus 21:1-4)
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The High Priest may marry only a virgin.
(Leviticus 21:13-14)
Sacrifices
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The continual burnt offering (Tamid sacrifice)
must be offered twice daily. (Numbers 28:2-6)
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The grain and drink offering must be offered
twice daily. (Numbers 28:2-8)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered every
Sabbath. (Numbers 28:9-10)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered on The
New Moon. (Numbers 28:11-15)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered every
day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover). (Numbers
28:18-24)
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The Omer offering of the first barley must also
be brought on the first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread
(Passover) and must be waved by the priests on the second day of
the Feast. (Leviticus 23:10-14)
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An additional offering must be offered at The
Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). (Numbers 28:26-30)
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Two wave loaves of bread baked with salt must be
offered on The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). (Leviticus 23:17)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered on The
Feast of Trumpets. (Numbers 29:1-6)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered on the
Day of Atonement. (Numbers 29:7-8)
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The Atonement Service must be performed on the
Day of Atonement. (Leviticus 16:2-34)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered every
day of The Feast of Tabernacles. (Numbers 29:12-34)
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An additional sacrifice must be offered on The
Last Great Day. (Numbers 29:35-40)
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Three times a year keep a Feast to Yahweh: at
The Feast of Unleavened Bread, at The Feast of Weeks
(Pentecost), and at The Feast of Tabernacles. (Exodus 23:14-17)
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The Feasts of Yahweh must be kept only at the
Place Yahweh chooses, at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy
12:5-7, 14)
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Every household must appear before Yahweh and
rejoice at the Feasts. (Deuteronomy 16:14)
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The Passover Lamb must be killed on the
fourteenth day of Abib between the two evenings. (Numbers 28:16)
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The Passover Lamb must be eaten on the night of
the fifteenth of Abib.(Exodus 12:8-11)
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Those who are unclean from a dead body or away
on a journey (stranded, detained, or imprisoned) must kill the
Passover Lamb in the Second Moon. (Numbers 9:10-11)
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The Passover in the Second Moon must be held
according to all its ordinances. (Numbers 9:11-12)
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The silver trumpets must be sounded at Feast
times, New Moons, and also in times of tribulation, to call the
congregation together. (Numbers 10:2, 9-10)
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All animals to be sacrificed must be at least
eight days old. (Leviticus 22:27)
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All animals to be sacrificed must be without
blemish. (Leviticus 22:21)
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All offerings must be salted. (Leviticus 2:13)
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The Law of the burnt offering. (Leviticus
1:2-17)
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The Law of the sin offering. (Leviticus 6:25-30)
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The Law of the trespass offering. (Leviticus
7:1-2, 7)
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The Law of the peace offering. (Leviticus
3:1-17)
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The Law of the grain offering. (Leviticus
2:1-16)
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If the congregation sins ignorantly, a sin
offering must be brought. (Leviticus 4:13-21)
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If a person sins ignorantly, a sin offering must
be brought when he learns of his sin. (Leviticus 4:27-35)
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If a person is in doubt as to whether he has
sinned in regard to any of the holy things, a suspensive guilt
offering must be brought. (Leviticus 5:15-19)
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A sin offering must be brought for stealing,
swearing falsely, and sins of a like nature. (Leviticus 6:1-7)
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The sin offering must be according to one's
means. (Leviticus 5:7-13)
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We must confess our sins to Yahweh, repent for
them, and be converted to the keeping of Yahweh's Laws. (Numbers
5:6-7)
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A man who has an abnormal discharge (zab) must
bring a sacrifice. (Leviticus 15:13-15)
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A woman who has an abnormal discharge (zabah)
must bring a sacrifice. (Leviticus 15:28-30)
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A woman must bring a sacrifice after childbirth.
(Leviticus 12:6-8)
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A leper must bring a sacrifice after he has been
cleansed. (Leviticus 14:1-32)
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The First Tithe is holy, and belongs to Yahweh.
(Leviticus 27:30-33)
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The firstborn of clean animals are holy and
belong to Yahweh. (Exodus 13:2)
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The firstborn sons belong to Yahweh, but may be
redeemed. (Exodus 34:19-20)
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The firstling of a donkey must be redeemed.
(Exodus 34:20)
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If the firstling of a donkey is not redeemed,
its neck must be broken. (Exodus 13:13)
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All tithes and offerings must be brought to the
sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:5-6)
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The sanctuary of Yahweh is the only place Yahweh
has chosen to receive tithes, sacrifices, and offerings.
(Deuteronomy 12:13-14, 26)
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The blood of the sacrifices must be poured out
on the altar of Yahweh for our atonement. (Deuteronomy 12:27)
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Sanctified animals which have become blemished
must be redeemed. (Deuteronomy 15:19-22)
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Any animal exchanged for an offering is also
holy. (Leviticus 27:10, 33)
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The priests are to eat the meat of the
consecrated offerings. (Exodus 29:33)
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The priests are to eat the remainder of the
grain offering. (Leviticus 10:12-13)
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Consecrated meat of an offering which becomes
ritually unclean must be burned. (Leviticus 7:19)
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Consecrated meat of an offering not eaten within
its appointed time must be burned. (Leviticus 7:17)
Vows
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A Nazirite must let his hair grow during the
period of separation. (Numbers 6:5)
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A Nazirite must shave his head and bring the
sacrifice when the period of separation is over. (Numbers
6:13-18)
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Vows and oaths to Yahweh must be kept.
(Deuteronomy 23:2123)
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The Law of binding and loosing a vow. (Numbers
30:2- 16)
Ritual Purity
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Anyone who touches or eats the carcass of an
unclean animal becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 11)
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Anyone who touches or eats the carcass of a
clean animal that dies of itself, or is torn by wild animals,
becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 11:29-31)
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Any article that has come in contact with a
ritually unclean object becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus
11:31-38)
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Menstruous women are ritually unclean.
(Leviticus 15:19-24)
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Women after childbirth are ritually unclean.
(Leviticus 12:2)
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Anyone with a spreading skin disease is ritually
unclean. (Leviticus 13:2-46)
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Any clothing contaminated with a spreading
disease is ritually unclean. (Leviticus 13:47-59)
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A house contaminated by a spreading disease is
ritually unclean. (Leviticus 14:34-57)
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A man having an abnormal discharge (zab) is
ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:2-15)
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Anyone or anything coming into contact with
semen becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:16-18)
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A woman with an abnormal discharge (zabah) is
ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:19, 25-28)
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A human corpse and anyone who comes near it is
ritually unclean. (Numbers 19:11-16)
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The purification water purifies the ritually
unclean. (Numbers 19:2-22)
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Those ritually unclean must purify at the
appointed time by laundering their clothes and immersing in
water. (Leviticus 15:27)
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Those ritually unclean of a spreading skin
disease must follow the specified purification procedure.
(Leviticus 14:2-32)
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Those unclean of a spreading skin disease must
shave off all their hair. (Leviticus 14:9)
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Those unclean of a spreading skin disease must
be easily distinguishable. (Leviticus 13:45)
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The ashes of the red heifer are to be used in
ritual purification. (Numbers 19:2-9)
Tithes and Offerings to the Sanctuary of Yahweh
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The priest must set the value of a person
dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:2-8, 25)
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The priest must set the value of an animal
dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:9-13, 27)
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The priest must set the value of a house
dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:14-15)
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The priest must set the value of a field
dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:16-24)
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If one sins ignorantly regarding the Holy
Offerings, full restitution must be made, adding a fifth of the
value to it. (Leviticus 22:14-16)
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The fruit of the fourth years growth is holy,
and must be given to the priest. (Leviticus 19:23-25)
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The corners of a field that is reaped must be
left for the poor. (Leviticus 19:9)
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The gleanings of a field that is reaped must be
left for the poor (Leviticus 19:9)
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The forgotten sheaves of a field that is reaped
must be left for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:19)
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Any remaining olives or grapes must be left for
the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:20-21)
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Any fallen grapes must be left for the poor.
(Leviticus 19:10)
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The first fruits of all our labor must be
separated and brought to the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus 23:19)
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All Holy Offerings must be given to the priests
at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:8-14, 21)
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The First Tithe (the first tenth) of all our
increase must be given to the sanctuary of Yahweh for the work
of (Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:24)
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The Second Tithe must be set aside for the
Feasts of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 14:23-26)
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The priests and Levites must also tithe to the
Work of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:24-32)
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The Third Tithe must be set aside for the poor
in the third and sixth years of the seven year cycle.
(Deuteronomy 14:28-29)
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Tithes and Offerings must be presented to Yahweh
with prayer. (Deuteronomy 26:12-19)
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Each household is to bring or send their tithes
and offerings before Yahweh to the sanctuary of Yahweh (no
Christian collection plate). (Deuteronomy 26:2-4, 10)
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The first portion of the grain offering must be
given to the priest at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers
15:18-21)
The Sabbatical Year
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Every seventh year is a Sabbath of Rest for the
land and the fields must lie fallow and the ground must not be
tilled. (Leviticus 25:2-7, 20-22)
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In the seventh year everything that grows is to
be eaten by all. (Leviticus 25:2-7,20-22)
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You must consecrate and proclaim the Jubilee
year. (Leviticus 25:10-12)
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On the Day of Atonement in the Jubilee year, the
shofar must be sounded and all Hebrew slaves set free.
(Leviticus 25:9-10, 13)
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In the Jubilee year all the land is to be
returned to its appointed owners. (Leviticus 25:23-28)
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In a walled city the seller has a right to buy
back a house within a year of the sale. (Leviticus 25:29-30)
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The years until the Jubilee must be counted.
(Leviticus 25:8)
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The seventh year is the Year of Release.
(Deuteronomy 15:3)
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In the seventh year a foreigner may be pressed
for payment of a debt. (Deuteronomy 15:3)
Clean Animals Fit for
Consumption and of Offerings
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The priests must receive their share of all dean
animals that are slaughtered. (Deuteronomy 18:3)
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The priests must receive the first fleece from
the shearing of sheep. (Deuteronomy 18:4)
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Anything devoted to Yahweh becomes Most Holy to
Yahweh and becomes the property of the sanctuary of Yahweh and
the priests. (Leviticus 27:28)
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To be fit for consumption, clean animals must be
slaughtered. (Do not eat what dies of itself or is killed by
wild beasts.) (Deuteronomy 12:21)
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The blood of slaughtered clean animals must be
poured on the ground and covered with earth. (Leviticus
17:10-16)
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Set the mother bird free when taking the nest or
the young. (Deuteronomy 22:6-7)
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Examine the meat of animals to make sure it is
permitted for consumption. (Leviticus 11:2-8)
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Examine fowl to make sure they are permitted for
consumption. (Deuteronomy 14:11-19)
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Examine locusts to make sure they are permitted
for consumption. (Leviticus 11:20-23)
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Examine fish to make sure they are permitted for
consumption. (Leviticus 11:9-12)
The Feasts and Sabbaths
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The New Moons are to be observed to set Yahweh's
Feasts. (Exodus 12:2) (Deuteronomy 16:1)
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The seventh day of every week is Yahweh's
Sabbath of rest, and a Holy Convocation. (Exodus 23:12, 16:23)
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Keep the Sabbath Day holy by making preparation
in advance. (Exodus 20:8-11)
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Remove all leaven from all your property by the
fifteenth of Abib. (Exodus 12:15)
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On the fifteenth day of Abib we must teach our
children the story of The Exodus from Egypt. (Exodus 13:8)
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We must eat unleavened bread from the fifteenth
through the twenty-first of Abib. (Exodus 12:18)
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The first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread
(Passover) is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. Cooking
may be done on a Feast Day Sabbath, but not on the weekly
Sabbath. (Exodus 12:16)
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The seventh day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread
(Passover) is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Exodus
12:16)
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We must count fifty days-from the day after the
First Holy Day Sabbath of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (The
Count of Omer) to The Feast of Weeks. (Leviticus 23:15-16)
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The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) is a Sabbath of
rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:21)
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The Feast of Trumpets is a Sabbath of rest and a
Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:24)
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The Day of Atonement is a day of complete
fasting. (Leviticus 16:29-31)
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The Day of Atonement is a Sabbath of rest and a
Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:27-32)
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The First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles is a
Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:34-35)
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The Last Great Day is a Sabbath of rest and a
Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:36)
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Dwell in booths (succahs-temporary dwellings)
during The Feast of Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:42)
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A Succah must be built before The Feast of
Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:40)
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Sound the shofar on The Feast of Trumpets.
(Numbers 29:1)
Laws Concerning the
Duty of the Community and Observing the Authority of Yahweh's Laws
and Yahweh's Annointed
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Every male 20 years old and above must give half
a shekel to the sanctuary of Yahweh annually. (Exodus 30:12-16)
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Listen to and obey Yahweh's Anointed Servant,
the Overseer of the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 18:15-19)
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The king that Yahweh chooses must be appointed.
(Deuteronomy 17:15)
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Listen to and obey Yahweh's anointed priests
(The Body of Elders of the sanctuary of Yahweh under the
direction of the Overseer of the sanctuary of Yahweh).
(Deuteronomy 17:8-13)
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When we give testimony in a lawsuit, we must
speak the truth. (Exodus 23:2)
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Elders and office holders must be chosen by
Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 16:18)
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The Elders of The sanctuary of Yahweh, chosen by
Yahweh, must judge the people impartially according to Yahweh's
Laws. (Leviticus 19:15)
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Whoever is aware of evidence in a case must
speak up and testify. (Leviticus 5:1)
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The testimony of witnesses shall be examined
thoroughly by the Elders. (Deuteronomy 13:14)
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False witnesses shall be judged according to the
Law. (Deuteronomy 19:19)
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When a person is found murdered and the murderer
is unknown, the prescribed ritual must be performed.
(Deuteronomy 21:19)
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Six cities of refuge in the land of Israel must
be established. (Numbers 35:6-15)
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The priests and Levites must be given cities to
live in. (Numbers 35:2-5)
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Build a guard rail around a roof (if it is flat
and used as living space), and remove potential hazards from the
home. (Deuteronomy 22:8)
The Worship of False Gods and Related Practices
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The practice of godworship (the worship of false
gods) must be destroyed. (Deuteronomy 12:2-4)
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A city which turns to godworship (the worship of
false gods) must be treated according to the Law. (Deuteronomy
13:12-18)
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The godworshiping nations (nations who worship
false gods) will be destroyed. (Deuteronomy 20:17)
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We must blot out the remembrance of
godworshipers (those who worship false gods). (Deuteronomy
25:19)
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Remember what the godworshipers (those who
worship false gods) did to Israel. (Deuteronomy 25:1-18)
Laws Concerning Times of Tribulation and Persecution
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Our conduct must be according to Yahweh's Law
during times of persecution. (Deuteronomy 20:11-12)
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The priests must address the congregation in
times of tribulation. (Deuteronomy 20:2-4)
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The camp of Yahweh must be kept in a sanitary
condition. (Deuteronomy 23:9)
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The camp of Yahweh must be equipped with the
necessary implements to keep it in a sanitary condition, and
each must do his part. (Deuteronomy 23:12-14)
Our Duties to Our Fellow Man
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Stolen property must be returned to the owner.
(Leviticus 6:2-5)
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The poor must be taken care of according to
Yahweh's Laws. (Deuteronomy 15:8, 11)
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When a Hebrew slave goes free, the owner must
give him gifts. (Deuteronomy 15:12-14, 18)
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Loans to brothers must be without interest.
(Exodus 22:25)
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Loans to the foreigner may be with interest.
(Deuteronomy 23:21)
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Restore a pledge for a loan to its owner if he
needs it. (Deuteronomy 24:12-13)
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Pay the hired worker his wages on time.
(Deuteronomy 24:15)
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Permit the poor to eat of the produce of the
vineyard or the standing grain. (Deuteronomy 23:24-25)
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Help a stranger who has a fallen animal. (Exodus
23:5)
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Help your brother who has a fallen animal.
(Deuteronomy 22:4)
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Lost property must be restored to its owner.
(Exodus 23:4; Deuteronomy 22:1)
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Those who sin must be corrected. (Leviticus
19:17)
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Love your neighbor, whether a brother or an
enemy, as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18)
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Love the stranger and the new convert among you.
(Deuteronomy 10:19)
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Use only honest weights and measures. (Leviticus
19:36)
Family
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Show honor and respect for Yahweh's appointed
teachers. (Leviticus 19:32)
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Show honor and respect to parents. (Exodus
20:12)
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Become Holy as Yahweh is Holy. (Leviticus 19:2)
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Bring forth the Holy Seed, the 144,000 Holy
Priesthood promised to Abraham. (Genesis 1:28)
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Marriage must be according to Yahweh's laws.
(Deuteronomy 24:1)
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A bridegroom is to rejoice with his bride.
(Deuteronomy 24:5)
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All males must be circumcised, newborn males on
the eighth day. (Genesis 17:10-12, 14)
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Should a man die childless, his brother must
either marry the widow. (Deuteronomy 25:5-6)
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He may release his brother's widow. (Deuteronomy
25:7-10)
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A man who violates a virgin must pay the bride
price, marry her if her father permits, and may never divorce
her. (Deuteronomy 22:29)
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The Elders must judge in a case of premarital
promiscuity. (Deuteronomy 22:13-15)
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A woman's father may utterly refuse to give his
daughter to a man even though he pays the bride price. (Exodus
22:16-17)
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The female captive must be treated in accordance
with special regulations concerning repentance and conversion.
(Deuteronomy 21:11-14)
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Divorce can only be for the cause of premarital
fornication by the bride. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
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A woman suspected of adultery must submit to the
required test. (Numbers 5:12-15)
Judgments
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When required by Law, the judges must administer
the appropriate punishment. (Deuteronomy 25:2-3)
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The Law concerning unintentional homicide.
(Numbers 35:22-29)
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The Law concerning murder. (Deuteronomy
19:11-13)
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There is one Law for all-for the Israelite and
for the stranger. (Numbers 15:15-16)
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One who sins (breaks any of Yahweh's Laws)
whether intentionally or unintentionally is guilty. (Leviticus
5:17; Numbers 15:30)
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The penalty for sin, which is the breaking
(transgression) of Yahweh's laws, is death. (Numbers 15:30-31)
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Atonement can be made through the Righteous High
Priest for those who truly repent of sin and turn in complete
obedience to Yahweh's Laws. (Leviticus 16:16, 32-34)
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The body of one who is executed must be buried
the same day. (Deuteronomy 21:23)
Laws Concerning
Slaves
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Hebrew slaves must be treated according to the
special Laws for them. (Exodus 21:2-6)
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The owner or his son may marry his Hebrew
maidservant. (Exodus 21:8-9)
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If the owner or his son does not marry his
Hebrew maidservant, he must allow her father to redeem her.
(Exodus 21:8)
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The regulation of the foreign slaves. (Leviticus
25:44-46)
Lawsuits
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Judgment must be rendered in the case of injury
caused by a person. (Exodus 21:18-25)
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Judgment must be rendered in the case of injury
cause by an animal. (Exodus 21: 28-32)
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Judgment must be rendered in the case of injury
caused to an animal. (Exodus 21:33-36)
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A thief must make full restitution or else be
sold for his theft. (Exodus 22:1-4)
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Judgment must be rendered in cases of property
damage caused by animals. (Exodus 22:5)
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Judgment must be rendered in cases of fire
damage. (Exodus 22:6)
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Judgment must be rendered in cases involving
items held for safe-keeping. (Exodus 22:7-8)
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Judgment must be rendered in cases involving
animals held for safe-keeping. (Exodus 22:10-13)
-
Judgment must be rendered in cases of claims
against a borrower. (Exodus 22:14-15)
-
Judgment must be rendered in disputes arising
out of sales. (Leviticus 25:14-17)
-
Judgment must be rendered in disputes over
possession of property. (Exodus 22:9)
-
Monetary restitution must be paid in cases
involving bodily damage. (Deuteronomy 25:11-12) (Exodus
21:18-25)
-
Judgment must be rendered in disputes arising
out of inheritance. (Numbers 27:8-11) (Deuteronomy 21:15-17)
365 Negative
Commandments
The Worship of False
Gods and Related Practices
-
Do not trust in any power but Yahweh. (Exodus
20:3)
-
Do not make images of the gods (false gods) to
be worshiped (Exodus 20:4)
-
Do not take on the character of the gods (the
false gods). (Leviticus 19:4)
-
Do not make gods (false gods) out of anything.
(Exodus 20:23)
-
Do not bow down to any false god. (Exodus 20:5)
-
Do not worship, serve, obey nor follow the ways
(laws) of the false gods. (Deuteronomy 4:15-19)
-
Do not sacrifice children to any false god.
(Leviticus 18:21)
-
Do not seek after mediums. (Leviticus 19:31)
-
Do not seek after familiar spirits. (Leviticus
19:31)
-
Do not seek to learn the ways of the false gods
in order to follow them. (Deuteronomy 12:30)
-
Do not use a sacred pillar or pole for the
worship of Yahweh, do not set the Feasts by it. (Deuteronomy
16:21-22)
-
Do not make false gods out of carved stone.
(Leviticus 26:1)
-
Do not worship Asherah, the Queen of Heaven.
(Deuteronomy 16:21)
-
Do not vow or worship in the name of a false
god. (Exodus 23:13)
-
Do not teach or entice any community to worship
false gods. (Deuteronomy 13:12-14)
-
Do not teach or entice any individual to worship
false gods. (Deuteronomy 13:6-8)
-
Do not listen to any one who teaches or
practices godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy
13:8)
-
Do not give in to anyone who teaches or
practices godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy
13:8)
-
Do not pity anyone who teaches godworship (the
worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
-
Do not spare anyone who teaches godworship (the
worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
-
Do not conceal the fact when someone tries to
teach godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
-
Do not lust after the wealth of the false gods.
(Deuteronomy 7:25)
-
Do not rebuild that which has been devoted to
godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:16)
-
Do not make use of property used for godworship
(the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:17)
-
Do not bring godworship (the worship of false
gods) into the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 7:26)
-
Do not teach in the name of any false god.
(Deuteronomy 18:20)
-
Do not teach or prophesy falsely in the Name of
Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 18:20)
-
Do not listen to one who teaches in the name of
any false god. (Deuteronomy 13:3-4)
-
Do not reverence one who teaches in the name of
any false god. (Deuteronomy 18:22)
-
Do not imitate the ways of godworshipers
(worshipers of false gods) or practice their customs. (Leviticus
20:23)
-
Do not practice foretelling the future by
consulting the false gods. (Leviticus 19:26)
-
Do not practice astrology. (Leviticus 19:26)
-
Do not practice foretelling the future by
interpreting omens. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
-
Do not practice sorcery. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
-
Do not practice magic. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
-
Do not practice witchcraft. (Deuteronomy
18:10-11)
-
Do not consult with demon spirits (false gods).
(Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
-
Do not attempt to contact the dead; they know
nothing. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
-
Women must not wear a man's Holy Garments.
(Deuteronomy 22:5)
-
Men must not wear a woman's Holy Garments.
(Deuteronomy 22:5)
-
Do not tattoo yourself. (Leviticus 19:28)
-
Do not wear Holy Garments made of both wool and
linen. (Deuteronomy 22:11)
-
Do not shave the sides of your head in honor of
the dead. (Leviticus 19:27)
-
Do not shave the sides of your beard in honor of
the dead. (Leviticus 19:27)
-
Do not cut your bodies in honor of the dead.
(Leviticus 19:28)
Prohibitions Against Making Allies With Nations Who Worship False
Gods
-
Do not return to the ways of godworship (the
worship of false gods) and sin. (Deuteronomy 17:16)
-
Do not follow teachings other than the Law of
Yahweh taught by the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 15:39)
-
Do not make allies with godworshiping nations
(nations who worship false gods). (Exodus 34:15)
-
Do not spare any of the godworshiping nations
(nations who worship false gods). (Deuteronomy 20:16-18)
-
Do not show mercy to the godworshiping nations
(nations who worship false gods). (Deuteronomy 7:2)
-
Do not permit godworshipers (worshipers of false
gods) who refuse to repent to remain in the sanctuary of Yahweh.
(Exodus 23:32-33)
-
Do not make marriages with godworshipers
(worshipers of false gods). (Deuteronomy 7:3)
-
Do not allow a godworshiper (a worshiper of
false gods) to join the sanctuary of Yahweh unless he repents.
(Deuteronomy 23:3-4)
-
Do not abhor an Edomite who repents.
(Deuteronomy 23:7)
-
Do not abhor an Egyptian who repents.
(Deuteronomy 23:7)
-
Do not have fellowship with a godworshiper (a
worshiper of false gods) who refuses to repent. (Deuteronomy
23:6)
-
Do not destroy fruit trees. (Deuteronomy 20:19)
-
Do not fear the adversaries of Yahweh.
(Deuteronomy 7:21)
-
Do not forget the evil done by the adversaries
of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 25:19)
Blasphemy
-
You must not blaspheme the Holy Name of Yahweh,
professing to keep Yahweh's Laws yet practicing sin. (Leviticus
24:16)
-
Do not break an oath or vow made in the Name of
Yahweh. (Leviticus 19:12)
-
Do not take Yahweh's Name and bring it to
nothing by hiding Yahweh's Name. (Exodus 20:7)
-
Do not profane Yahweh's Name. (Leviticus 22:32)
-
Do not test Yahweh by doubting or rebelling.
(Deuteronomy 6:16)
-
Do not worship Yahweh in the ways of godworship
(the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 12:4)
-
Do not allow the body of one hanged to remain so
overnight. (Deuteronomy 21:22-23)
The Sanctuary of
Yahweh
-
Do not neglect the duty of guarding the
sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:4-5)
-
The High Priest must not enter the Holy of
Holies without the appropriate sacrifice. (Leviticus 16:2)
-
A priest with a defect or blemish must not enter
the Holy of Holies at all. (Leviticus 21:21-23)
-
A priest with a defect or blemish must not come
near to offer the food of Yahweh. (Leviticus 21:17)
-
A priest with a temporary blemish must not
participate in the service there until it has healed. (Leviticus
21:18)
-
The priests must not exchange their duties with
their assistants, the Levites. (Numbers 18:2-3)
-
The priests must not drink wine or strong drink
before entering the inner court of the sanctuary of Yahweh to
perform their duties or teach the Law. (Leviticus 10:9-11)
-
No one other than the priests may come near to
minister to Yahweh. (Numbers 18:4, 22)
-
The priests must not serve in the inner court of
the sanctuary of Yahweh while ritually unclean. (Leviticus
22:2-9)
-
The priests must not eat of the Holy Offerings
while ritually unclean. (Leviticus 22:6-7)
-
Do not enter the inner court of the sanctuary of
Yahweh while ritually unclean. (Numbers 5:3)
-
Do not fail to ritually purify by laundering and
bathing at the appointed time after becoming ritually unclean.
(Numbers 19:20; Leviticus 17:16)
-
Do not build an altar of cut stone. (Exodus
20:25)
-
The priests must not go up to the altar by
steps. (Exodus 20:26)
-
The priests must not allow the fire on the altar
to be extinguished. (Leviticus 6:13)
-
The priests must not burn any unauthorized
incense on the golden altar. (Exodus 30:9)
-
Do not make oil according to the holy anointing
oil for personal use. (Exodus 30:31-33)
-
The holy anointing oil must not be misused.
(Exodus 30:32)
-
Do not make incense according to the formula of
the holy incense for personal use. (Exodus 30:37)
-
Do not remove the poles from the Ark of the
Covenant. (Exodus 25:15)
-
Do not remove the breastplate from the ephod.
(Exodus 28:28)
-
Do not make the Holy Garments improperly, so
that they tear. (Exodus 28:32)
Sacrifices and Holy Tithes and Offerings
-
Do not offer sacrifices or Tithes and Offerings
except to the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:13-14)
-
Do not offer consecrated animals except to the
sanctuary of Yahweh. (Leviticus 17:3-7)
-
Do not sanctify a blemished animal as an
Offering to Yahweh. (Leviticus 22:20, 22, 24)
-
Do not slaughter a blemished animal as an
Offering to Yahweh. (Leviticus 22:22)
-
Do not sprinkle the blood of a blemished animal
on the altar of Yahweh. (Leviticus 22:19-24)
-
Do not burn the sacrificial portions of a
blemished animal. (Leviticus 22:22)
-
Do not offer an animal with even a temporary
blemish. (Deuteronomy 17:1)
-
Do not accept a blemished offering from a
Gentile. (Leviticus 22:25)
-
Do not inflict a blemish on an animal
consecrated as an offering. (Leviticus 22:21)
-
Do not offer any leaven or honey on the altar.
(Leviticus 2:11)
-
Do not offer a sacrifice without salt.
(Leviticus 2:13)
-
Do not bring the financial gain from godworship
(the worship of false gods) into the sanctuary of Yahweh.
(Deuteronomy 23:18)
-
Do not kill an animal and its young on the same
day. Leviticus 22:28)
-
Do not use olive oil in the Sin Offering of the
poor man. (Leviticus 5:11)
-
Do not use frankincense in the Sin Offering of
the poor man. (Leviticus 5:11)
-
Do not use olive oil in the grain Offering of
jealousy. (Numbers 5:15)
-
Do not use frankincense in the grain Offering of
jealousy. (Numbers 5:15)
-
Do not make substitutes for any vowed Offerings.
(Leviticus 27:10)
-
Do not dedicate the firstborn of an animal since
it already belongs to Yahweh and must be given to the priests.
(Leviticus 27:26)
-
Do not redeem the firstborn of clean animals,
since they belong to Yahweh and must be given to the priests.
(Numbers 18:17-18)
-
Do not redeem the Tithes; they belong to Yahweh
and must be given to the priests. (Leviticus 27:32-33)
-
Do not sell dedicated property, it belongs to
Yahweh and must be given to the priests. (Leviticus 27:21, 28)
-
Do not redeem dedicated property after the
specified time; it belongs to Yahweh and must be given to the
priests. (Leviticus 27:28)
-
Do not sever the head of a bird offered as a Sin
Offering. (Leviticus 5:7-8)
-
Do not work with a dedicated animal.
(Deuteronomy 15:19)
-
Do not shear a dedicated animal. (Deuteronomy
15:19)
-
Do not offer the Passover Lamb with leaven.
(Exodus 34:25)
-
Do not allow the sacrificial fat of the Passover
Lamb to remain overnight. (Exodus 23:18)
-
Do not allow the meat of the Passover Lamb to
remain overnight. (Exodus 12:10)
-
Do not leave any part of the additional Offering
overnight. (Deuteronomy 16:4)
-
Do not allow any part of the second Passover
Lamb to remain overnight. (Numbers 9:12)
-
Do not leave any part of the thanksgiving
Offering until morning. (Leviticus 22:29-30)
-
Do not break any bones of the Passover Lamb.
(Exodus 12:46)
-
Do not break any bones of the second Passover
Lamb. (Numbers 9:12)
-
Do not remove the Passover Lamb from the
sanctuary where it is eaten. (Exodus 12:46)
-
Do not bake the remainder of the grain Offering
with leaven. (Leviticus 6:17)
-
Do not eat the Passover Lamb raw or boiled.
(Exodus 12:9)
-
Do not allow the stranger or hired servant to
eat of the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:45)
-
Do not allow any uncircumcised person to eat of
the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:48)
-
Do not allow one that has fallen away (become a
stranger) to eat of the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:43)
-
Do not eat of the Holy Offerings while ritually
unclean. (Leviticus 22:2-6)
-
Do not eat any food which becomes ritually
unclean. (Leviticus 7:19)
-
Do not eat of the sacrifices which remain after
the third day, they must be burned. (Leviticus 19:6-8)
-
Sacrifices remaining past the third day will not
be accepted by Yahweh. (Leviticus 7:16-18)
-
No one outside of the priest's family may eat of
the Most Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:10-11)
-
No stranger or hired worker may eat of the Holy
Offerings. (Leviticus 22:10)
-
No uncircumcised person may eat of the Holy
Offerings. (Leviticus 22:10)
-
The priests must not eat of the Holy Offerings
while ritually unclean. (Leviticus 22:2-9)
-
The daughter of a priest who is married to a
non-priest must not eat of Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:12-13)
-
Do not eat the grain Offering which the priest
himself offers. (Leviticus 6:20-23)
-
Do not eat of the sin Offering whose blood is
sprinkled on the inner altar. (Leviticus 6:30)
-
Do not eat any abominable thing, whether unclean
meat or blemished Offerings. (Deuteronomy 14:3)
-
Do not eat the second tithe of grain except at
Yahweh's Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:17-8)
-
Do not drink the second tithe of wine except at
Yahweh's Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy
12:17-18)
-
Do not eat the second tithe of oil except at
Yahweh's Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy
12:17-18)
-
Do not eat the feast sacrifices except at
Yahweh's Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy
12:17-18)
-
The priests may not eat the Second Tithes except
at Yahweh's Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy
12:17-18)
-
The priests must not eat the meat of the burnt
Offering at all. (Leviticus 1:9)
-
The meat from any of the sacrifices must not be
eaten before the blood has been sprinkled on the altar.
(Deuteronomy 12:17)
-
The priests must not eat of the Holy Offerings
except at a Holy Place (the sanctuary of Yahweh). (Leviticus
10:13-14)
-
Do not allow a stranger to eat of the Most Holy
Offering. (Exodus 29:33)
-
Do not eat of the second tithe while at home in
a state of ritual impurity (not during the Feast). (Deuteronomy
26:14)
-
Do not eat of the second tithe in honor of the
dead. (Deuteronomy 26:14)
-
Do not eat of the second tithe in honor of any
false god. (Deuteronomy 26:14)
-
Do not allow any unauthorized person to eat of
the Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:14-16)
-
Do not delay to pay Tithes and Offerings to
Yahweh at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus 22:29)
-
Do not delay to pay vows to Yahweh at the
sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 23:21)
-
Do not appear before Yahweh at His Feasts at the
sanctuary of Yahweh empty-handed (without an Offering).
(Deuteronomy 16:16-17)
-
Do not break vows and oaths to Yahweh. (Numbers
30:2)
The Priests
-
A priest must not marry a woman who is a harlot
(zonah). (Leviticus 21:6-8)
-
A priest must not marry a woman who refuses to
repent of godworship (chalalah-a woman who worships false gods).
(Leviticus 21:7)
-
A priest must not marry a woman divorced from
her lawful husband. (Leviticus 21:7)
-
The High Priest must not marry a widow.
(Leviticus 21:14)
-
The High Priest must not marry a woman defiled
by harlotry or godworship (the worship of false gods).
(Leviticus 21:14)
-
Priests must not allow their hair to grow long.
(Leviticus 10:6)
-
Priests must not tear, or serve with torn Holy
Garments. (Leviticus 10:6)
-
Priests must not forsake their appointed office.
(Leviticus 10:7)
-
Priests must not become ritually unclean except
for their nearest relatives. (Leviticus 21:1-4)
-
The High Priest must not go near any dead body.
(Leviticus 21:11)
-
The High Priest must not become ritually impure
for any dead body. (Leviticus 21:11)
-
The tribe of Levi shall have no part in the
division of the land of Israel. (Deuteronomy 18:1)
-
The tribe of Levi shall have no inheritance
other than Yahweh's Portion. (Numbers 18:20)
-
Do not shave your head in honor of the dead.
(Deuteronomy 14:1; Leviticus 21:5)
Dietary Laws
-
Do not eat any unclean animal. (Deuteronomy
14:7-8)
-
Do not eat any unclean fish or seafood.
(Leviticus 11:10-12)
-
Do not eat any unclean fowl. (Leviticus 11:13)
-
Do not eat any unclean flying insect. (Leviticus
11:20-23)
-
Do not eat any insects that creep on the ground.
(Leviticus 11:41)
-
Do not eat any reptiles. (Leviticus 11:44)
-
Do not eat worms found in fruit or produce.
(Leviticus 11 :42)
-
Do not eat any swarming insects. (Leviticus
11:43; Deuteronomy 14:19)
-
Do not eat any animal found already dead.
(Deuteronomy 14:21)
-
Do not eat a torn or mauled animal. (Exodus
22:31)
-
Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it;
neither eat any meat not fully cooked. Only when meat is cooked
until it is white inside with no tinge of red or pink whatsoever
insures that all blood had been removed. (Deuteronomy 12:23)
-
Do not touch the carcass of an unclean animal.
(Leviticus 11:8)
-
Do not eat blood. (Leviticus 7:26-27)
-
Do not eat the fat of sacrificed animals.
(Leviticus 7:23, 25)
-
Do not boil a young goat in its mother's milk,
since it is a ritual of godworshipers (those who worship false
gods). (Exodus 23:19)
-
Do not eat of or offer any sacrifices to the
gods (false gods). (Leviticus 17:7)
-
Do not eat the meat of a bull that has been
stoned to death for goring someone. (Exodus 21:28)
-
Do not eat any bread in celebration of the Feast
until the Omer Offering has been presented to the priests on the
fifteenth of Abib. (Leviticus 23:14, 10)
-
Do not eat any parched grain in celebration of
the Feast until the Omer Offering has been presented to the
priests on the fifteenth of Abib. (Leviticus 23:14)
-
Do not eat of the fresh green ears in
celebration of the Feast until the Omer Offering has been
presented to the priests on the fifteenth of Abib. (Leviticus
23:14)
-
Do not eat the fruit of young fruit trees for
the first three years of growth. (Leviticus 19:23)
-
Do not eat the produce from the planting of
mixed seed. (Deuteronomy 22:9)
-
Do not partake of drink offerings to the gods
(false gods). (Deuteronomy 32:38)
-
Drunkenness of any sort is prohibited.
(Deuteronomy 21:20)
-
Do not eat or drink anything on the Day of
Atonement. (Leviticus 23:29, 32)
-
Do not eat leavened bread during The Feast of
Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 13:3)
-
Do not eat any leavened product during The Feast
of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:20)
-
Do not eat leavened bread with the Passover
Lamb. (Deuteronomy 16:3)
-
No leavened bread is to be found in any of our
possessions during The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 13:7)
-
No leavening is to be found in any of our
possessions during The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:19)
Nazirites
-
A Nazirite must not drink wine or any beverage
made from grapes. (Numbers 6:3)
-
A Nazirite must not eat fresh grapes. (Numbers
6:3)
-
A Nazirite must not eat raisins. (Numbers 6:3)
-
A Nazirite must not eat grape seeds. (Numbers
6:4)
-
A Nazirite may not eat the skins of grapes.
(Numbers 6:4)
-
A Nazirite must not become ritually impure for
the dead. (Numbers 6:7)
-
A Nazirite must not go near a dead body.
(Numbers 6:6)
-
A Nazirite must not shave his hair during the
time of his separation. (Numbers 6:5)
Agriculture
-
Do not harvest the corners of a field; they are
for the poor. (Leviticus 23:22)
-
Do not gather the gleanings of a field; they are
for the poor. (Leviticus 23:22)
-
Do not gather all the olives from the trees, the
remaining are for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:20)
-
Do not gather all the grapes from the vineyard;
the remaining are for the poor. (Leviticus 19:10)
-
Do not return to pick up a forgotten sheaf from
a field; it is for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:19)
-
Do not plant a field with two kinds of seed.
(Leviticus 19:19)
-
Do not plant a vineyard with two kinds of seed.
(Deuteronomy 22:9)
-
Do not crossbreed different species of animals.
(Leviticus 19:19)
-
Do not work with two different species of
animals yoked together. (Deuteronomy 22:10)
-
Do not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain.
(Deuteronomy 25:4)
-
Do not till the earth or sow the fields in the
seventh year. (Leviticus 25:4)
-
Do not prune your vineyard or trees in the
seventh year. (Leviticus 25:4)
-
Do not reap your harvest in the seventh year.
(Leviticus 25:5)
-
Do not gather the grapes of the untended vine in
the seventh year. (Leviticus 25:5)
-
Do not till the earth or sow the fields in the
Jubilee year. (Leviticus 25:11)
-
Do not reap the harvest in the Jubilee year.
(Leviticus 25:11)
-
Do not gather the grapes of the untended vines
in the Jubilee year. (Leviticus 25:11)
-
The land must not be sold permanently.
(Leviticus 25:23)
-
Do not sell the land belonging to the priests
and Levites. (Leviticus 25:34)
-
Do not neglect the priests and Levites.
(Deuteronomy 12:19)
Loans, Business, and
the Treatment of Slaves
-
Do not demand repayment of a loan after the
seventh year. (Deuteronomy 15:2)
-
Do not refuse to lend to the poor because the
seventh year is approaching. (Deuteronomy 15:9)
-
Do not deny help to the poor. (Deuteronomy 15:7)
-
Do not send a Hebrew slave away empty-handed
when he finishes his period of service. (Deuteronomy 15:13)
-
Do not demand interest on a loan to a brother.
(Exodus 22:25)
-
Do not lend to a brother with interest.
(Leviticus 25:37)
-
Do not borrow from a brother with interest.
(Deuteronomy 23:19-20)
-
Do not participate in a loan to a brother with
interest. (Exodus 22:25)
-
Do not withhold the wages of a hired man beyond
the agreed time. (Leviticus 19:13)
-
Do not take security on a loan by force.
(Deuteronomy 24:10)
-
Do not keep a poor man's security on a loan when
he needs it. (Deuteronomy 24:12-13)
-
Do not take any security on a loan from a widow.
(Deuteronomy 24:17)
-
Do not take a man's livelihood as security on a
loan. (Deuteronomy 24:6)
-
Do not kidnap a brother. (Exodus 21:16)
-
Do not steal. (Exodus 20:15)
-
Do not rob by violence. (Leviticus 19:13)
-
Do not remove a landmark or alter land
boundaries. (Deuteronomy 19:14)
-
Do not defraud anyone. (Leviticus 19:13)
-
Do not deal falsely with anyone. (Leviticus
19:11)
-
Do not vow falsely regarding another man's
property. (Leviticus 19:11)
-
Do not oppress one another in business.
(Leviticus 25:14)
-
Do not take advantage of one another. (Leviticus
25:17)
-
Do not mistreat a stranger. (Exodus 22:21)
-
Do not oppress a stranger in business. (Exodus
22:21)
-
Do not return a slave who has fled from
godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 23:15)
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Do not oppress or take advantage of a slave who
has fled from godworship (the worship of false gods).
(Deuteronomy 23:16)
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Do not take advantage of widows and orphans.
(Exodus 22:22)
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Do not treat a brother as a forced slave, with
no hope for redemption. (Leviticus 25:39)
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Do not sell a brother as a slave to strangers.
(Leviticus 25:42)
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Do not treat a Hebrew slave ruthlessly.
(Leviticus 25:43)
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Do not allow a foreigner to mistreat a Hebrew
slave. (Leviticus 25:47, 53)
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Do not sell a Hebrew maidservant to strangers.
(Exodus 21:8)
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Do not deprive a wife, or any family member,
food, clothing and their own shelter. (Exodus 21:10)
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Do not sell a female captive as a forced slave.
(Deuteronomy 21:14)
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Do not treat a female captive as a forced slave.
(Deuteronomy 21:14)
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Do not covet another man's possessions. (Exodus
20:17)
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Do not covet the possessions of godworship (the
worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 7:25)
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A hired worker may not harvest a brother's grain
for himself. (Deuteronomy 23:25)
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A hired worker must not take more produce than
he can eat. (Deuteronomy 23:24)
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Do not fail to return a lost article to its
owner. (Deuteronomy 22:1-3)
Judgment and Conduct of Judges
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Do not refuse to help a man or an animal which
is collapsing under its burden. (Exodus 23:5) (Deuteronomy 22:4)
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Do not use dishonest weights and measures.
(Leviticus 19:35)
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Do not possess inaccurate weights and measures.
(Deuteronomy 25:13-14)
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A judge must not pervert justice by rendering
his own opinion. He must judge according to Yahweh's Laws.
(Leviticus 19:15)
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A judge must not accept bribes. (Exodus 23:8)
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A judge must not show partiality to the rich.
(Leviticus 19:15)
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A judge must not be afraid to give Righteous
Judgment. (Deuteronomy 1:17)
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A judge must not show partiality to the poor.
(Leviticus 19:15)
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A judge must not deny justice to the poor in his
lawsuit. (Exodus 23:6)
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A judge must not show pity to the guilty.
(Deuteronomy 19:11-13, 21)
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A judge must not pervert the justice due to the
stranger or the fatherless. (Deuteronomy 24:17)
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Do not spread a false report. (Exodus 23:1)
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Do not fail to report sin or testify in an
investigation. (Leviticus 5:1)
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Do not follow the crowd in doing evil. (Exodus
23:2)
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Do not appoint as judge one who is ignorant of
Yahweh's Laws. (Deuteronomy 1:13)
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Do not give false testimony in a lawsuit or
investigation. (Exodus 20:16)
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The judges must not accept false testimony in a
case. (Deuteronomy 19:16-17)
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Do not judge a person for the actions of either
their parents or their children. (Deuteronomy 24:16)
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Do not judge a matter on the testimony of one
witness, or on circumstantial evidence. (Deuteronomy 19:15)
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Do not murder. (Exodus 20:13)
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The judges must not condemn an innocent or
righteous person. (Exodus 23:7)
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Do not judge a matter until it has been fully
investigated. (Deuteronomy 19:18)
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Do not put a murderer to death before the judges
hear his case. (Numbers 35:12)
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Do not fail to carry out the sentence of
judgment. (Deuteronomy 17:11-12)
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Do not punish the innocent victim of crime.
(Deuteronomy 22:26)
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Do not accept ransom from one who willfully
murdered. He must surely be put to death. (Numbers 35:31)
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Do not accept ransom from one who killed
accidentally. He must remain at the city of refuge. (Numbers
35:32)
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Do not endanger anyone's life. (Leviticus 19:16)
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Do not neglect to protect against hazards.
(Deuteronomy 22:8)
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Do not mislead another person by giving unlawful
advice. (Leviticus 19:14)
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Do not administer more punishment than the Law
allows. (Deuteronomy 25:2-3)
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Do not go about tale-bearing or slandering about
anyone. (Leviticus 19:16)
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Do not bear hatred for anyone. (Leviticus 19:17)
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Do not share in another's guilt by not
correcting sin. (Leviticus 19:17)
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Do not seek revenge against your fellow man.
(Leviticus 19:18)
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Do not bear a grudge against your fellow man.
(Leviticus 19:18)
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Do not take the mother when taking the young
birds. (Deuteronomy 22:6)
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Do not shave a diseased area of skin. (Leviticus
13:33)
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Do not remove the signs of leprosy. (Deuteronomy
24:8)
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Do not neglect to inform the priests when a dead
body is found. (Deuteronomy 21:1-2)
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Do not permit a witch to live. (Exodus 22:18)
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Do not force a bridegroom to perform military
service during the first year of his marriage. (Deuteronomy
24:5)
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Do not rebel against the teaching of Yahweh's
anointed servants. (Deuteronomy 17:11)
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Do not add to any of Yahweh's Laws. (Deuteronomy
4:2)
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Do not take away from Yahweh's Laws.
(Deuteronomy 4:2)
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Do not curse, revile or rebel against Yahweh's
appointed judges. (Exodus 22:28)
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Do not curse, revile or rebel against the
authority placed by Yahweh. (Exodus 22:28)
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Do not curse the deaf. (Leviticus 19:14)
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Do not curse parents or teachers. (Exodus 21:17)
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Do not strike or become violent with parents or
teachers. (Exodus 21:15)
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Do not work on the Sabbath. (Exodus 20:10,
31:15)
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Do not conduct personal business on the Sabbath.
(Exodus 16:29)
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Do not kindle anger or wrath on the Sabbath.
(Exodus 35:3; Deuteronomy 32:22)
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Do not work on the first day of The Feast of
Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:16)
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Do not work on the seventh day of The Feast of
Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:16)
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Do not work on The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost).
(Leviticus 23:21)
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Do not work on The Feast of Trumpets. (Leviticus
23:24-25)
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Do not work on the first day of The Feast of
Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:35)
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Do not work on The Last Great Day. (Leviticus
23:36)
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Do not work on the Day of Atonement. (Leviticus
23:28)
Sinful
Relationships
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
mother. (Leviticus 18:7)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
father's wife. (Leviticus 18:8)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
sister. (Leviticus 18:9)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
half-sister. (Leviticus 18:11)
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A man must not have sexual have relations with
his son's daughter. (Leviticus 18:10)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
daughter's daughter. (Leviticus 18:10)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
daughter. (Leviticus 18:10)
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A man must not marry a woman and her daughter.
(Leviticus 18:17)
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A man must not marry a woman and her son's
daughter. (Leviticus 18:17)
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A man must not marry a woman and her daughter's
daughter. (Leviticus 18:17)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
father's sister. (Leviticus 18:12)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
mother's sister. (Leviticus 18:13)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
father's brother's wife. (Leviticus 18:14)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
daughter-in-law. (Leviticus 18:15)
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A man must not have sexual relations with his
brother's wife. (Leviticus 18:16)
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A man must not have sexual relations with one
wife in the dwelling of another. (Leviticus 18:18)
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A man must not approach a menstruous woman for
sexual relations or in any way to become ritually unclean by
her. (Leviticus 18:19)
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Do not commit adultery. (Leviticus 18:20)
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A man must not have sexual relations with an
animal. (Leviticus 18:23)
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A woman must not have sexual relations with an
animal. (Leviticus 18:23)
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A man must not have sexual relations with
another man. (Leviticus 18:22)
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A man must not have sexual relations with a
woman betrothed to another man. (Leviticus 19:20)
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A man must not lust after any woman forbidden to
him. (Leviticus 18:16)
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A man must not have sexual relations with a
woman until he has lawfully acquired her in marriage. (Exodus
22:16-17)
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Do not allow your son or daughter to marry a
godworshiper (a worshiper of false gods) who refuses to repent.
(Deuteronomy 7:3, 23:2)
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Do not allow your daughter to play the harlot,
allowing her to commit fornication. (Leviticus 19:29)
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A man must not have sexual relations with a
woman who returns to him after having sexual relations with
another man. (Deuteronomy 24:4)
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A childless widow must not marry anybody outside
of her husband's family. (Deuteronomy 25:5)
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A man must not divorce a woman he married after
having raped her. (Deuteronomy 22:29)
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A man must not divorce a woman he married after
having slandered her. (Deuteronomy 22:19)
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A man must not allow himself to be castrated.
(Deuteronomy 23:1)
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A man must not divorce a woman, unless she
committed premarital fornication. (Deuteronomy 24:1)
Our King
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Do not set a stranger in the office of king.
(Deuteronomy 17:15)
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The king must not put his trust in military
power. (Deuteronomy 17:16)
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The king must not allow himself to be ruled by
his wives. (Deuteronomy 17:17)
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The king must not allow himself to be ruled by
lust for wealth. (Deuteronomy 17:17)
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