[t] [u] “ ‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

14 [v] “ ‘You shall not curse the deaf, [w] nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Adonai .

(RY:5, LY:2) 15 [x] “ ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. [y] You shall not be partial to the poor, [z] nor show favoritism to the great; [aa] but you shall judge your neighbor uprightly.

16 § Lev 19:16-18 (#9.561): T. Not to gossip nor slander / R. Not to speak derogatorily of others
R. Consider: “Evil talk kills three people: the speaker, the listener, and the one who is spoken of” - The Lubavitcher Rebbe / R. Consider: “Before you speak, you are the master of your words. After you speak, your words master you” (Talmud, Erachin 15A) “ ‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people.

* Lev 19:16-18 (#6.392): Not to stand by idly when life is in danger
Directive: Consider that this command also says to “not gossip nor slander” “ ‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai .

17 [dd] “ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. [ee] [ff] You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

18 [gg] “ ‘You shall not take vengeance or revenge, [hh] nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; ‡ Lev 19:18 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.398): T. To love your neighbor as you love yourself / R. To love Jews
R. Example: To love is elaborated as having and expressing profound concern and affection for other Jews
R. Consider: Rabbinical Oral Tradition teaches to love your neighbor applies to those only inside the covenant. Rabbi Yeshua teaches your neighbor are those around you whether in the covenant or outside the covenant (Luke 10:25-37) / R. Consider: Rabbi Hillel teaches “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah ·Teaching·; the rest is the explanation. Now go and learn” (Talmud: Shabbat 31A) but you shall 'ahav ·affectionately love· your neighbor as yourself. [jj] I am Adonai .

19 “ ‘You shall keep my regulations.

[kk] “ ‘You shall not cross-breed different kinds of animals.

[ll] “ ‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed;

“ ‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material.

20 “ ‘If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21 He shall bring his trespass offering to Adonai , to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering. 22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Adonai for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

(LY:3) 23 [mm] “ ‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. Three years they shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten. 24 § Lev 19:24 (Lev 19:23-25) (#8.506): T. The fruit of fruit-bearing trees in the fourth year of planting will be holy (not to be eaten) / R. The fourth year crops must be totally for holy purposes like ma'aser sheni ·second tithe· But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Adonai . 25 In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Adonai your God.

26 “ ‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. [oo] You shall not use enchantments, [pp] ‡ Lev 19:26 (#2a.69): T. Not to practice sorcery ·magic with spirits· or fortunetelling / R. Not to be superstitious
Note: Definition of Superstitious: A belief not based on knowledge or ominous significance of a circumstance or occurrence; a custom or act based on such a belief; an irrational fear of a mystery; any blindly accepted belief or notion. This dictionary definition of superstitious does not allow for blind faith nor practice sorcery.

27 § Lev 19:27 (Lev 19:27-28) (#2b.140): T. Not to nakaph ·violently strike / to round / shave· the sides of your head / R. Men shall not shave off the sides of their head, like the idolaters
Consider: The Hebrew word used, nakaph, means to violently strike, also to round, mar, or trim. In the context of the following verse (v28) which rejects cutting or tattoos for the dead (both acts involving blood). It can be inferred this “cutting hair” is in regard to pagan rituals involving service unto the dead, the sun god, or other false deities
R. Consider: The Rabbis interpret this command as having paz ·side-locks· “ ‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

28 * Lev 19:28 (Lev 19:26-28; Deut 14:1-2) (#2b.142): T. Not to tattoo or gash your body for the dead / R. Not to tattoo your skin
T. Example: Like the pagan nations make marks on their bodies or cut themselves for the dead (1 King 18:28) “ ‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Adonai .

29 “ ‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

30 “ ‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and [tt] reverence my sanctuary; I am Adonai .

31 ‡ Lev 19:31 (#2a.70): T. Not to seek out spirit mediums to consult them / R. Not to preform ov ·medium with familiar spirits· “ ‘Don’t turn to those who are spirit-mediums, § Lev 19:31 (#2a.71): T. Not to consult familiar spirits / R. Not to preform yidoni ·a person with familiar spirits, a knower· nor to the sorcerers. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Adonai your God.

32 * Lev 19:32 (#5.368): T. To honor the older and wiser / R. To honor those who teach and know Torah ·Teaching·
Example: Specificity referenced are those with gray hair and the face of an elder “ ‘You shall rise up before the silver haired, and honor the face of an elder old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Adonai .

(RY:6, LY:4) 33 “ ‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall 'ahav ·affectionately love· him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. I am Adonai your God.

35 † Lev 19:35 (Lev 19:35-37) (#9.562): Not to commit injustice with scales and weights
R. Note: Oral Tradition teaches this warns against unrighteousness in judging of measurements “ ‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. 36 [yy] You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah [0.63 bushels; 5.9 gal; 22 L], and a just hin [0.98 gal; 3.7 L]. I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].

37 “ ‘You shall observe all my regulations, and all my judgments, and do them. I am Adonai .’ ”

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