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Exodus 22:18-28

18You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808allow a sorceressמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784to liveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.

19Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605liesשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901withעִם־'im-H5973an animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929must surely be put to deathH4191.

20Ifanyone sacrificesזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076to any godלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430other thanבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905,he must be set apart for destructionיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.

21You must notH3808exploitתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238orH3808oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905a foreign residentוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you yourselves wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808mistreatH6031anyכָּל־kol-H3605widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490or orphanוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23Ifאִם־'im-H518you do mistreat themH6031H853כִּ֣יkiH3588אִם־'im-H518, andthey cry outצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413in distressיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817,I will surely hearH8085their cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818.

24My angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639will be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026youH853with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;then your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802will becomeH1961widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121will befatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

25IfH518you lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867אֶת־'et-H853moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to one of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971among youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973אֶת־'et-H853who ispoorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041,you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808actתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as a creditorכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383to him;you are not to chargeלֹֽא־ תְשִׂימ֥וּןlo'- te.si.MunH7760 H3808himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921interestנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26Ifאִם־'im-H518you take your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453cloakשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008as collateralH2254,return itתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725to himbyעַד־'ad-H5704sunsetבֹּ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁbo' ha.She.meshH935 H8121,

27becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588his cloakהִ֤ואhi'H1931is the onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905coveringכְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.toH3682he hasהִ֥ואhi'H1931forשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071his bodyלְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.RoH5785.What elseבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100will he sleep inיִשְׁכָּ֔ב וְהָיָה֙yish.Kav ve.ha.YahH7901 H1961?And ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588he cries outיִצְעַ֣קyitz.'AkH6817to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,I will hearוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָֽנִי׃ ס'A.niH589am compassionateחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587.

28You must notH3808blasphemeתְקַלֵּ֑לte.ka.LelH7043Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430or curseתָאֹֽר׃ta.'OrH779the rulerוְנָשִׂ֥יאve.na.Si'H5387of your peopleבְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971 H3808.

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