Aliya Summary: The prohibitions against homosexuality and bestiality are mentioned. The Jews are then warned that engaging in these forbidden relationships will result in their expulsion from the Land of Israel -- a holy land which cannot tolerate immoral behavior. G‑d commands the Jewish people to be holy. This section then briefly discuses several laws: revering parents; observing the Shabbat; prohibitions against idolatry; the obligation to burn "leftover" sacrificial flesh; the obligation to leave certain parts of one's harvest for the poor; not to lie, cheat, withhold wages, swear falsely, curse or mislead another.
One must revere his parents, yet keep the Shabbat, meaning that if one's parents tell them to violate the Shabbat (or any other mitzva - Torah ordained or rabbinic), they may not listen to them. Parents and their children are all commanded by G-d to keep the Shabbat.
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