Revised Version 1895

Exodus 22:18-31

18Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

19Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20He that sacrificeth untoanyהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961godH3808, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

21And a stranger shalt thounotH3808wrong,neitherH3808shalt thouoppressתְעַנּֽוּן׃te.'a.NunH6031him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22Ye shallnotH518afflictH6031anyכִּ֣יkiH3588widow, or fatherless child.

23IfH1961thou afflict them inanyH1961wise, and they cry at all untomeH1961, I willsurelyH1961hear their cry;

24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will killyouאִם־'im-H518with the sword; and your wives shall bewidowsעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971, and your children fatherless.

25IfH518thou lend money to any of mypeopleH518with thee that is poor, thou shaltnotH518be to him as a creditor;neitherH518shall ye layuponבֹּ֥אbo'H935him usury.

26IfH3588thou atallH7901takeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961thy neighbour’sgarmentשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goethdownיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901:

27for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth untomeH3808, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

28Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808revileGodלֹ֣אlo'H3808,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808curse a ruler of thypeopleבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

29Thou shaltnotיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961delay toofferH5414of the abundance of thy fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thougiveH5414untomeH5414.

30Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be withitsאֹתֽוֹ׃ ס'o.ToH853dam; on the eighth day thou shaltgiveתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398itmeתַּשְׁלִכ֥וּןtash.li.KhunH7993.

31And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

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