Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moshe saying,

And the L-rd spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to the entire congregation [of] Bnei Yisroel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, Adonoy, your God, am holy.

Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el, and say to them, You shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

Speak to the entire congregation of the children of Israel, [(This section was stated in the presence of all, for most of the major tenets of Torah are inherent in it.)] and say to them: Holy shall you be. [Separate yourselves from illicit relations], for holy am I, the L-rd your G-d.

A man—you shall fear his mother and father and keep My Sabbaths, I am Adonoy, your God.

You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

A man, his mother and his father shall you fear, [("mother" is stated before "father" because a man normally fears his father more than he does his mother)], and My Sabbaths shall you keep [(If parents bid their children to transgress mitzvoth, they are not to be heeded)]: I am the L-rd your G-d [(Both you and your parents are obliged to honor Me.)] [What is "fear"? Not sitting in his place, not speaking in his stead, not contradicting his words.]

Do not turn to the idols and do not make molten gods for yourselves, I am Adonoy, your God.

Turn not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

Do not turn to the elilim [(lit., "non-entities") to serve them], and molten gods [(If you turn to them, you will make them gods)] do not make for yourselves [(neither you for others nor others for you)]; I am the L-rd your G-d.

When you slaughter a peace-offering to Adonoy, you shall slaughter it to be acceptable for you.

And if you offer a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it so that it may be favourably accepted.

And when you slaughter a sacrifice of peace-offerings to the L-rd — so that you find favor [with it in the eyes of the L-rd] shall you slaughter it.

On the day that it is slaughtered it may be eaten and on the next day. Whatever is left over by the third day shall be burned in fire.

It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in fire.

[i.e., Slaughter it with the intent that] it will be eaten on the day that you sacrifice it and on the morrow, and (that) what remains of it [nothar] on the third day will be burned with fire [as indicated in 7:16-17].

And if it should be eaten at all on the third day it is an abomination, it will not be favorably accepted.

And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.

And if it is eaten on the third day [(exegetically, if it is eaten outside of its prescribed place)], it is piggul ["abhorrent"]; it shall not be accepted.

Whoever eats from it shall bear his iniquity, for the sacred [things] of Adonoy he has defiled. That [persons] soul shall be cut off from its people.

Therefore everyone that eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord: and that soul shalt be cut off from among his people.

And the eater of it [absolute nothar] shall bear his sin, for he has profaned the holy thing of the L-rd; and that soul shall be cut off from its people.

When you will reap the harvest of your land, you shall not completely reap a corner of your field, and the gleanings of your harvest you shall not gather.

And when you 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.

And when you cut the harvest of your land, do not end off the corner (peah) of your field to cut it; and the gleaning (leket) of your harvest, [one or two ears (but not more) which fall to the ground during reaping] you shall not gather.

You shall not glean your vineyard, and the fallen grapes of your vineyard, you shall not gather. For the poor and the proselyte you shall leave them, I am Adonoy, your God.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the single grapes of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

And your vineyard you shall not glean [You shall not take the oleiloth (tendrils which have no grapes bunched together or hanging down from the end)]; and the fallen fruit (peret) of your vineyard [single grapes which fall to the ground at the time of reaping] you shall not gather. To the poor man and to the stranger you shall leave them; I am the L-rd your G-d [a Judge, exacting punishment (of those who steal from the poor)].

You shall not steal. You shall not deny [a rightful claim] and each one of you shall not lie to each other.

You shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

You shall not steal [(an exhortation against stealing money)], and you shall not deny [(an exhortation towards the payment of the principal and the fifth in an instance of denial (5:22)], and you shall not lie one to another [(an exhortation towards the payment of the principal and the fifth in an instance of swearing falsely). If you steal, you will come to deny, to lie, and to swear falsely.]

You shall not swear falsely by My Name profaning the Name of your God, I am Adonoy.

And you shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

And you shall not swear in My name [(even by an epithet)] falsely and (thereby) profane the name of your G-d; I am the L-rd.

You shall not withhold the wages of your fellow [Jew] and you shall not rob. It shall not remain overnight, the wages of a day-laborer, keeping it in your possession until morning.

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

You shall not oppress your neighbor [(This alludes to holding back the wages of a hired worker)], and you shall not rob. There shall not abide with you the wages of a [day] laborer until [the next] morning.

You shall not curse a deaf person and before a blind person you shall not place a stumbling-block; you shall fear your God, I am Adonoy.

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.

You shall not curse the deaf man [(i.e., any man who is alive)], and before the blind man [i.e., one who is "blind" in a certain matter], do not place a stumbling-block. And you shall fear your G-d, [who knows your intentions]; I am the L-rd.

You shall not commit injustice in judgement, you shall not favor a poor man and you shall not show honor to a powerful man. With righteousness shall you judge your fellow [Jew].

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

You shall not do wrong in judgment [(A judge who perverts justice is called "wrong," "hated," "revolting," "rejected," "abominable")]. You shall not lift up the face of the poor man [Do not say: He is poor and the rich man is obliged to sustain him; I shall vindicate him in judgment so that he can support himself honorably.], and you shall not favor the face of the great one [Do not say: He is a wealthy man, the son of great ones; how can I shame him and look on at his shame!] In righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

Do not be a tale-bearer among your people. You shall not stand idly by [when] the blood (life) of your fellow [is in danger]. I am Adonoy.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand aside when mischief befalls thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

You shall not go spying out among your people [with an eye to slandering]. You shall not stand by the blood of your neighbor, [watching him die, when you can help him]; I am the L-rd, [trusted to reward and trusted to exact punishment].

You shall not hate your brother in your heart; You shall certainly rebuke your friend; [but] you shall not bear a sin on his account.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt certainly rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin on his account.

You shall not hate your brother in your heart. Reprove shall you reprove your neighbor, but do not bear sin because of him [(Do not shame him in public)].

You shall not take revenge or bear a grudge against the children of your people. You shall love your fellow [Jew] as yourself, I am Adonoy.

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

You shall not take revenge [e.g., "You did not lend me; I will not lend you!"], and you shall not bear a grudge against the children of your people [e.g.. "I am not like you who did not lend me; I shall lend you!"]. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. [(R. Akiva said: This is an all-embracing principle in Torah)]; I am the L-rd.

Keep My statutes; Do not cross-breed your animals with different species. Do not sow your field with a mixture of different seeds. A garment that contains shatnez [a forbidden mixture of linen and wool] you shall not wear.

You shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and wool come upon thee.

My statutes (chukim), [which follow,] shall you keep [chukim are "decrees of the King," for which no reasons are given]: You shall not mate your beast with a diverse kind (kilayim); your field you shall not sow with diverse seeds (kilayim), and a mingled (kilayim, interwoven) garment (sha'atnez) shall not come upon you ["sha'atnez" — felt-stuff (of wool and linen) mingled. Acronymically, "shua" (hackled), "tavui" (spun), "nuz" (twined)].

If a man lies with a woman in a conjugal manner, and she is a maid-servant designated for a [specific] man and she has certainly not been redeemed, or her freedom was not given to her; there shall be an investigation they shall not be put to death, for her freedom was not given to her.

And whoever lies carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, designated to a man, and not wholly redeemed, nor freedom given her; inquiry shall be made; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

And a man, if he lie with a woman, a lying of seed, and she be a [Canaanite] maidservant [half bondswoman-half freewoman]; bound [i.e., betrothed] to a man [a Hebrew bondsman], and she has not been redeemed [with money], or freedom has not been given to her [by writ], she shall be inquired after [towards her (but not his) receiving stripes]. They shall not be put to death, for she was not freed [(But if she had been freed, the betrothal is bona fide, and the death penalty obtains)].

He shall bring his guilt-offering to Adonoy, to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, a guilt-offering-ram.

And he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, a ram for a guilt offering.

And he (the man who lay with her) shall bring his guilt-offering to the L-rd, to the door of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt-offering.

The kohein shall atone for him with the guilt-offering-ram before Adonoy for the sin which he committed and he will be forgiven for the sin which he committed.

And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin which he has done: and the sin which he has done shall be forgiven him.

And the Cohein shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt-offering before the L-rd for his sin which he has sinned, and it shall be forgiven him for his sin which he has sinned [(deliberate as well as unwitting)].

When you will enter the land and you will plant any food-bearing tree, you shall regard its fruit as closed off. [For] three years it shall be closed off to you, it shall not be eaten.

And when you shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then you shall reckon their fruit as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten.

And when you come to the land and you plant every fruit tree, then you shall count its fruit as forbidden. Three years [beginning with the time of its planting] shall it be to you as forbidden [(Its fruit remains forbidden even if secreted until after three years)]; it shall not be eaten.

On the fourth year, all of its fruit shall be holy [upon which to say] praise[s to] Adonoy.

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy for praisegiving to the Lord.

And in the fourth year, all of its fruit shall be holy for praise to the L-rd [(like ma'aser sheini. Just as ma'aser sheini is not eaten outside the walls of Jerusalem unless redeemed, this too. And this is "praise to the L-rd." He carries it there to praise the L-rd.)]

On the fifth year, you may eat its fruit, so that it will increase its produce for you, I am Adonoy, your God.

And in the fifth year shall you eat of its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God.

And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, to increase for you its produce [(Your observance of the mitzvah for four years will lead to an increase of productivity)]. I am the L-rd your G-d, [who assures you thus, and I am trusted to fulfill My assurance].

You shall not eat [sacred offerings] [before] the blood [is sprinkled on the altar]. You shall not act on the basis of omens nor act on the basis of auspicious times.

You shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall you use enchantment, nor observe times.

You shall not eat over the blood [(an exhortation against eating the flesh of kodshim before the sprinkling of the blood, an exhortation against eating (the flesh of) a non-consecrated beast before the life has gone out of it, etc.)]. You shall not practice divination, [in the manner of those who (attempt to) divine propitious times) from certain occurrences, viz.: "His bread fell from his mouth," "A deer crossed his path," etc.], and you shall not practice soothsaying (lo teoneinu) from onoth ("times"), e.g., "This day is auspicious for beginning work," etc.]

Do not round the corners of [the hair on] your heads and you shall not destroy [by shaving] the edges of your beard.

You shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

You shall not round off the corners of your head [("rounding off" is aligning the hair of one's temples with that behind his ears and that of his forehead)], and you shall not destroy the corners of your beard [the end of the beard and its borders].

Gashes for the dead do not make in your skin. Do not put tattoo marks on yourselves, I am Adonoy.

You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.

And a cutting for a [dead] person you shall not make in your flesh, [as was the custom of the Emorites]; and writing that is engraved [in the skin so that it can never be removed] you shall not make upon yourselves — I am the L-rd.

You shall not defile your daughter by causing her to engage in harlotry lest the land be turned astray, and the land be filled with lewdness.

Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a harlot; lest the land fall to harlotry, and the land become full of foulness.

Do not profane your daughter to make her a harlot [(the allusion is to handing over one's unwedded daughter for intercourse not for the purpose of marriage)], lest the land fall into harlotry, [producing its fruits elsewhere, and not in your land], and the land be filled with lewdness.

You shall keep My Shabbosos and you shall fear My Sanctuary, I am Adonoy.

You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

My Sabbaths shall you keep, and My sanctuary shall you fear [(One may not enter the sanctuary with his staff, or his shoes, or with his money belt, or with the dust on his feet) — but the construction of the Temple does not override the Sabbath]; I am the L-rd.

You shall not turn to mediums nor seek out oracles; do not seek [them] out, so as to defile yourselves through them. I am Adonoy, your God.

You shall not apply to mediums or wizards, nor seek to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

Do not turn to the ovoth [a ba'al ov is a wizard who speaks from his armpits], and to the yidonim [a yidoni is one who places the bone of an animal called "yidoa" in his mouth, and the bone speaks]. Do not seek [to occupy yourselves with them] to be defiled by them [i.e., If you occupy yourselves with them you defile yourselves before Me, and I will abominate you.] I am the L-rd your G-d [Know whom you are exchanging for whom.]

In the presence of the elderly you shall rise and you shall respect an elder; you shall have fear of your God, I am Adonoy.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Before the hoary head you shall rise, and you shall honor the face of the elder, [(the "elder":) one who has acquired wisdom. (What is "honor"? One should not sit in his place or contradict his words)]. And you shall fear your G-d [Do not close your eyes (to the hoary head and the elder) as if you did not see him — your G-d knows your heart]; I am the L-rd.

If a proselyte comes to live with you, in your land, do not cause him anguish.

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, you shall not wrong him.

And if there dwell among you a stranger in your land, you shall not oppress him [(verbally viz.: "Yesterday you served idols, and today you come to study Torah, which issued from the mouth of the Almighty!")]

As one of your native born he shall be considered by you, the proselyte who lives with you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt, I am Adonoy, your God.

But the stranger that dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for you were strangers in the land of Miżrayim: I am the Lord your God.

As the home-born among you shall he be to you, the stranger that lives among you. And you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt [("Do not impute your own blemish to your fellow-man")]; I am the L-rd your G-d ["your" (plural) — your G-d and his].

You shall not commit injustice in judgement; in [land] measure, in weight or in volume measure.

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

You shall not do wrong in judgment [measurement (the measurer being a "judge" and being accountable as a judge)] — in land-measure, in weight, and in liquid measure.

Just scales and just weights a just dry measure (ephah) and a just liquid measure (hin) you shall have for yourselves, I am Adonoy, your God who has taken you out of the land of Egypt.

Just balances, just weights, a just efa, and a just hin, shall you have: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Miżrayim.

Just balances, just stones [(against which things are weighed)], a just ephah [dry measure] and a just hin [liquid measure] shall you have. I am the L-rd your G-d who took you out of the land of Egypt [to this end].

You must keep all my statutes and all of my laws, and do [observe] them. I am Adonoy.

Therefore shall you observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.

And you shall heed all of My statutes and all of My judgments, and you shall do them; I am the L-rd.