Deuteronomy 25

1If there shall be a controversyH7379 between menH582, and they comeH5066 to judgmentH4941, that the judges may judgeH8199 them; then they shall justifyH6663 the righteousH6662, and condemnH7561 the wickedH7563. 2And it shall be, if the wicked manH7563 be worthyH1121 to be beatenH5221, that the judgeH8199 shall cause him to lie downH5307, and to be beatenH5221 before his faceH6440, accordingH1767 to his faultH7564, by a certain numberH4557. 3FortyH705 stripesH5221 he may give him, and not exceedH3254: lest, if he should exceedH3254, and beatH5221 him above these with manyH7227 stripesH4347, then thy brotherH251 should seem vileH7034H5869 to thee. 4Thou shalt not muzzleH2629 the oxH7794 when he treadeth outH1778 the grain .1

5If brethrenH251 shall dwellH3427 togetherH3162, and oneH259 of them shall dieH4191, and have no childH1121, the wifeH802 of the deadH4191 shall not marry outsideH2351 the family to a strangerH376H2114: her husband’s brotherH2993 shall go inH935 to her, and takeH3947 her to him for a wifeH802, and perform the duty of an husband’s brotherH2992 to her.2 6And it shall be, that the firstbornH1060 which she bearethH3205 shall succeedH6965 in the nameH8034 of his brotherH251 who is deadH4191, that his nameH8034 may not be blotted outH4229 from IsraelH3478. 7And if the manH376 shall not desireH2654 to takeH3947 his brother’s wifeH2994, then let his brother’s wifeH2994 go upH5927 to the gateH8179 to the eldersH2205, and sayH559, My husband’s brotherH2993 refusethH3985 to raise upH6965 to his brotherH251 a nameH8034 in IsraelH3478, he willH14 not perform the duty of my husband’s brotherH2992.3 8Then the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892 shall callH7121 him, and speakH1696 to him: and if he shall standH5975 to it, and sayH559, I desireH2654 not to takeH3947 her; 9Then shall his brother’s wifeH2994 comeH5066 to him in the presenceH5869 of the eldersH2205, and looseH2502 his shoeH5275 from off his footH7272, and spitH3417 in his faceH6440, and shall answerH6030 and sayH559, So shall it be doneH6213 to that manH376 that will not build upH1129 his brother’sH251 houseH1004. 10And his nameH8034 shall be calledH7121 in IsraelH3478, The houseH1004 of him that hath his shoeH5275 loosedH2502. 11When menH582 striveH5327 togetherH3162 one with anotherH251H376, and the wifeH802 of the oneH259 draweth nearH7126 to deliverH5337 her husbandH376 from the handH3027 of him that smitethH5221 him, and putteth forthH7971 her handH3027, and takethH2388 him by the secretsH4016: 12Then thou shalt cut offH7112 her handH3709, thy eyeH5869 shall not pityH2347 her .

13Thou shalt not have in thy bagH3599 differing weightsH68, a greatH1419 and a smallH6996.4 14Thou shalt not have in thy houseH1004 differing measuresH374, a greatH1419 and a smallH6996.5 15But thou shalt have a perfectH8003 and justH6664 weightH68, a perfectH8003 and justH6664 measureH374 shalt thou have: that thy daysH3117 may be lengthenedH748 in the landH127 which the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414 thee. 16For all that doH6213 such thingsH428, and all that doH6213 unrighteouslyH5766, are an abominationH8441 to the LORDH3068 thy GodH430. 17RememberH2142 what AmalekH6002 didH6213 to thee by the wayH1870, when ye had come forthH3318 from EgyptH4714; 18How he metH7136 thee by the wayH1870, and smote those behindH2179 thee, even all that were feebleH2826 behindH310 thee, when thou wast faintH5889 and wearyH3023; and he fearedH3373 not GodH430. 19Therefore it shall be, when the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 hath given thee restH5117 from all thy enemiesH341 on all sidesH5439, in the landH776 which the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414 thee for an inheritanceH5159 to possessH3423 it, that thou shalt blot outH4229 the remembranceH2143 of AmalekH6002 from under heavenH8064; thou shalt not forgetH7911 it .