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Deuteronomy 24

1Whenamanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376takethawifeH802,andmarriethher,thenitshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,ifshefindH4672nofavorחֵ֣ןchenH2580inhiseyesH5869,becausehehathfoundH4672someunseemlythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697inher,thatheshallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789herabillofdivorcement,andgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itinherhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andsendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971heroutofhishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.

2Andwhensheisdepartedoutofhishouseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004,shemaygoוְהָלְכָ֖הve.ha.le.KhahH1980andbeH1961anotherman’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376wife.

3Andifthelatterהָאַחֲרוֹן֒ha.'a.cha.rOnH314husbandH376hateוּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮u.se.ne.'AhH8130her,andwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789herabillofdivorcement,andgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itinherhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andsendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971heroutofhishouseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004;orifthelatterהָאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314husbandH376dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,whotookH3947hertobehiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

4herformerהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandבַּעְלָ֣הּba'.LahH1167,whosentH7971herawayשִׁ֠לְּחָהּShi.le.chahH7971,maynottakeלְקַחְתָּ֜הּle.kach.TahH3947heragaintobeH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,afterthatsheisdefiledH2930;forthatisabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441beforeJehovah:andthou shaltnotcausethelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tosinתַחֲטִיא֙ta.cha.Ti'H2398,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.

5Whenamanאִישׁ֙'ishH376takethanewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,heshallnotgoיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318outinthehostH6635,neithershallhebeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961chargedwithanybusiness:heshallbeH1961freeנָקִ֞יna.KiH5355athomeoneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,andshallcheerhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ'ish.ToH802whomhehathtakenH3947.

6NomanshalltakeH2254themillortheupperוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393millstoneH7393topledge;forhetakethaman’slifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315topledge.

7IfamanH376befoundH4672stealingגֹּנֵ֨בgo.NevH1589anyofhisbrethrenofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhedealwithhimasaslave,orsellוּמְכָר֑וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him;thenthatthiefהַגַּנָּ֣בha.ga.NavH1590shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191:soshalt thouputH4191awaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

8TakeH8104heedH8104intheplagueבְּנֶֽגַע־be.ne.ga'-H5061ofleprosy,thatthouobserveH8104diligently,anddoaccordingtoallthatthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881shallteachH3384you:asIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֖םtzi.vi.TimH6680them,soyeshallobserveH8104todo.

9Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142whatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430diduntoMiriamלְמִרְיָ֑םle.mir.YamH4813,bythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870asyecameH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Whenthou dostlendH5670thyneighborבְרֵֽעֲךָve.Re.'a.khaH7453anymannerofloan, thou shaltnotgoתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935intohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004tofetchhispledgeעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃a.vo.ToH5667.

11Thou shaltstandתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975without,andthemanH376towhomthou dostlendshallbringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thepledgeהַעֲב֖וֹטha.'a.VotH5667without unto thee.

12Andifhebeapoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041manH376, thou shaltnotsleepwithhispledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667;

13thou shaltsurelyrestoreH7725tohimthepledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goethdownוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901,thathemaysleepinhisgarmentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008,andblessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee:anditshallbeH1961righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto theebeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shaltnotoppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231ahiredservantthatispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,whetherhebeofthybrethren,orofthysojournersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616thatareinthylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thygatesH8179:

15inhisdayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shaltgiveH5414himhishireH7939,neithershallthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935downuponit(forheispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,andsettethhisheartuponit); lesthecryagainstthee untoJehovah,anditbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16ThefathersH1shallnotbeputיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191forthechildren,neithershallthechildrenbeputיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191todeathH4191forthefathersH1:everymanH376shallbeputH4191todeathH4191forhisownsinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shaltnotwrestthejusticeמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941duetothesojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,ortothefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490,nortakeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raimenttopledge;

18butthou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142thatthou wastabondmaninEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence:thereforeH3651Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theetodothisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19Whenthou reapest thyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105inthyfieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704,andhastforgotH7911asheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, thou shaltnotgoH7725againtofetchit:itshallbeH1961forthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,forthefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andforthewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490;thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theeinalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20Whenthou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shaltnotgoovertheboughsagain:itshallbeH1961forthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,forthefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andforthewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21Whenthou gatherestthegrapesofthyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, thou shaltnotgleanitafterthee:itshallbeH1961forthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,forthefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andforthewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

22Andthou shaltrememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142thatthou wastabondmaninthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:thereforeH3651Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theetodothisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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