Deuteronomy 22

Various Laws

1“1You shall not seeH7200 your countryman’sH251 oxH7794 orH176 his sheepH7716 strayingH5080 awayH5080, and avoidH5956 them; you shall certainlyH7725 bringH7725 them backH7725 to your countrymanH251. 2And ifH518 your countrymanH251 is not nearH7138 you, or if you do not knowH3045 him, then you shall bringH622 it to your houseH1004, and it shall remainH1961 with you untilH5704 your countrymanH251 looksH1875 forH1875 it; then you shall restoreH7725 it to him. 3You shall also doH6213 thisH3651 with his donkeyH2543, and you shall doH6213 the sameH3651 with his garmentH8071, and you shall doH6213 likewiseH3651 with anyH3605 lostH9 propertyH9 of your countrymanH251, whichH834 has been lostH6 by him and you have foundH4672. You are not allowedH3201 to avoidH5956 them. 4You shall not seeH7200 your countryman’sH251 donkeyH2543 orH176 his oxH7794 fallenH5307 downH5307 on the roadH1870, and avoidH5956 them; you shall certainlyH6965 helpH6965 him raiseH6965 them upH6965.

5“A womanH802 shall not wearH1961 a man’sH1397 clothingH3627, norH3808 shall a manH1397 putH3847 onH3847 a woman’sH802 clothingH8071; for whoeverH3605 doesH6213 theseH428 thingsH428 is an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068 your GodH430.

6“IfH3588 you happenH7122 toH7122 comeH7122 upon a bird’sH6833 nestH7064 along the wayH1870, in anyH3605 treeH6086 orH176 on the groundH776, with youngH667 onesH667 orH176 eggsH1000 in it, and the motherH517 sittingH7257 on the youngH667 orH176 on the eggsH1000, 2you shall not takeH3947 the motherH517 with the youngH1121; 7you shall certainlyH7971 letH7971 the motherH517 goH7971, but the youngH1121 you may takeH3947 for yourself, 3inH4616 orderH4616 thatH4616 it may goH3190 wellH3190 for you and that you may prolongH748 your daysH3117.

8“WhenH3588 you buildH1129 a newH2319 houseH1004, you shall makeH6213 a 4parapetH4624 for your roofH1406, so that you will not bringH7760 guiltH1818 forH1818 bloodshedH1818 on your houseH1004 ifH3588 anyoneH5307 fallsH5307 from it.

9“5You shall not sowH2232 your vineyardH3754 with twoH3610 kindsH3610 of seed, otherwiseH6435 6allH4395 the produceH4395 of the seedH2233 whichH834 you have sownH2232 and the yieldH8393 of the vineyardH3754 will be 7forfeitedH6942 toH6942 theH6942 sanctuaryH6942.

10“8You shall not plowH2790 with an oxH7794 and a donkeyH2543 togetherH3164.

11“9You shall not wearH3847 a materialH8162 of woolH6785 and linenH6593 combinedH8162 togetherH3164.

12“10You shall makeH6213 yourself tasselsH1434 on the fourH702 cornersH3671 of your garmentH3682 with whichH834 you coverH3680 yourself.

Laws on Morality

13“11IfH3588 anyH376 manH376 takesH3947 a wifeH802 and goesH935 inH935 to her and then 12turnsH8130 againstH8130 her, 14and he chargesH7760H1697 her with shamefulH5949 behaviorH5949 and 13publiclyH3318 defamesH8034H7451H3318 her, and saysH559, ‘I tookH3947 thisH2088 womanH802, but when I cameH7126 nearH7126 her, I did not findH4672 her to have evidenceH1331 ofH1331 virginityH1331,’ 15then the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 and her motherH517 shall takeH3947 and bringH3318 outH3318 the evidenceH1331 ofH1331 the girl’sH5291 virginityH1331 to the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892 at the gateH8179. 16And the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 shall sayH559 to the eldersH2205, ‘I gaveH5414 my daughterH1323 to thisH2088 manH376 as a wifeH802, but he 14turnedH8130 againstH8130 her; 17and beholdH2009, he has chargedH7760H1697 her with shamefulH5949 behaviorH5949, sayingH559, “I did not findH4672 your daughterH1323 to have evidenceH1331 ofH1331 virginityH1331.” But 15thisH428 is the evidenceH1331 ofH1331 my daughter’sH1323 virginityH1331.’ And they shall spreadH6566 outH6566 the garmentH8071 beforeH6440 the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892. 18Then 16the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 shall takeH3947 the manH376 and rebukeH3256 him, 19and they shall fineH6064 him a hundredH3967 shekels of silverH3701 and giveH5414 it to the girl’sH5291 fatherH1, becauseH3588 he 17publiclyH3318 defamedH8034H7451H3318 a virginH1330 of IsraelH3478. And she shall remainH1961 his wifeH802; he is not allowedH3201 to 18divorceH7971 her allH3605 his daysH3117.

20“But ifH518 thisH2088 1920chargeH1697 is trueH571, and they did not findH4672 the girlH5291 to have evidenceH1331 ofH1331 virginityH1331, 21then they shall bringH3318 the girlH5291 outH3318 to the doorwayH6607 of her father’sH1 houseH1004, and the menH376 of her cityH5892 shall stoneH5619H68 her 21to deathH4191, becauseH3588 she has 22committedH6213 a disgracefulH5039 sinH5039 in IsraelH3478 by playingH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181 in her father’sH1 houseH1004; so 23you shall eliminateH1197 the evilH7451 from amongH7130 you.

22“24IfH3588 a manH376 is foundH4672 sleepingH7901 with a marriedH1166H1167 womanH802, then bothH1571H8147 of them shall dieH4191, the manH376 who sleptH7901 with the womanH802, and the womanH802; so you shall eliminateH1197 the evilH7451 from IsraelH3478.

23“25IfH3588 there is a girlH5291 who is a virginH1330 26betrothedH781 to a manH376, and another manH376 findsH4672 her in the cityH5892 and sleepsH7901 with her, 24then you shall bringH3318 them bothH8147 outH3318 to the gateH8179 of that cityH5892 and you shall stoneH5619H68 them 27to deathH4191: the girlH5291, becauseH5921H1697H834 she did not cryH6817 outH6817 forH6817 helpH6817 though she was in the cityH5892, and the manH376, becauseH5921H1697H834 he has violatedH6031 his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802. So you shall eliminateH1197 the evilH7451 from amongH7130 you.

25“But ifH518 the manH376 findsH4672 the girlH5291 who is betrothedH781 in the fieldH7704, and the manH376 seizesH2388 her and 28rapesH7901 her, then onlyH905 the manH376 whoH834 29rapedH7901 her shall dieH4191. 26And you are not to doH6213 anythingH1697 to the girlH5291; thereH369 isH369 noH369 sinH2399 in the girlH5291 worthy of deathH4194, for justH3512 asH3512 a manH376 risesH6965 againstH5921 his neighborH7453 and murdersH7523 him, 30soH3651 is thisH2088 caseH1697. 27WhenH3588 he foundH4672 her in the fieldH7704, the betrothedH781 girlH5291 31criedH6817 outH6817, but thereH369 wasH369 noH369 one to saveH3467 her.

28“32IfH3588 a manH376 findsH4672 a girlH5291 who is a virginH1330, whoH834 is not betrothedH781, and he seizesH8610 her and hasH7901 sexualH7901 relationsH7901 with her, and they are discoveredH4672, 29then the manH376 who hadH7901 sexualH7901 relationsH7901 with her shall giveH5414 the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 fiftyH2572 shekels of silverH3701, and she shall becomeH1961 his wifeH802, becauseH8478H834 he has violatedH6031 her; he is not allowedH3201 to divorceH7971 her allH3605 his daysH3117.

30“3334A manH376 shall not takeH3947 35his father’sH1 wifeH802 in marriage, so that he does not 36uncoverH1540 his father’sH1 garmentH3671.