“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens ¹that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some ^aindecency in her, and ^bhe writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house, 2 and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3 and if the latter husband ¹turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, 4 then her ^aformer husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.

5 “^aWhen a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall ^bgive happiness to his wife whom he has taken.

6 “No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.

7 “^aIf a man is ¹caught kidnapping any of his ²countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you.

8 “^aBe careful against ¹an infection of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. 9 Remember what the LORD your God did ^ato Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt.

10 “^aWhen you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge. 11 You shall remain outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you. 12 If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge. 13 ^aWhen the sun goes down you shall surely return the pledge to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and ^bit will be righteousness for you before the LORD your God.

14 “^aYou shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your ¹countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your ²towns. 15 ^aYou shall give him his wages on his day ¹before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his ²heart on it; so that ^bhe will not cry against you to the LORD and it become sin in you.

16 “^aFathers shall not be put to death ¹for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death ²for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin.

17 “^aYou shall not pervert the justice ¹due an alien or ²an orphan, nor ^btake a widow’s garment in pledge. 18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

19 “^aWhen you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be ^bfor the alien, for the ¹orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God ^cmay bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 ^aWhen you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs ¹again; it shall be ^bfor the alien, for the ²orphan, and for the widow.

21 “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not ¹go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the ²orphan, and for the widow. 22 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she ¹loses his favor because he has found something ^aindecent or unacceptable about her, and ^bhe writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, 2 and after she leaves his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3 and if the latter husband ¹turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife, 4 then her ^aformer husband who first sent her away may not take her again as his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an outrage before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.

5 “^aWhen a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out to fight with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall ^bbring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.

6 “No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone used to grind grain into bread as security for a debt, for he would be taking a person’s life in pledge.

7 “^aIf a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen from the sons of Israel, and he treats him violently or sells him as a slave, then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

8 “^aBe careful during an outbreak of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. Lev 13:14, 15 9 Remember with thoughtful concern what the LORD your God did ^ato Miriam on the road as you came out of Egypt. Num 12:10

10 “^aWhen you lend your neighbor anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge (security deposit) . 11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you. 12 If the man is poor, you shall not keep his ¹pledge overnight. 13 You shall certainly restore the pledge (security deposit) to him ^aat sunset, so that he may sleep in his garment and bless you; and ^bit will be credited to you as righteousness (right standing) before the LORD your God.

14 “^aYou shall not take advantage of a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of the strangers (resident aliens, foreigners) who is in your land inside your cities. 15 ^aYou shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is ¹counting on it—so that ^bhe does not cry out to the LORD against you, and it becomes a sin for you.

16 “The ^afathers shall not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; only for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.

17 “^aYou shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor ^bseize (impound) a widow’s garment as security for a loan. 18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

19 “^1aWhen you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf of grain in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be ^bfor the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that the LORD your God ^cmay bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 ^aWhen you beat the olives off of your olive tree, do not search through the branches again; whatever is left shall be ^bfor the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow.

21 “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow. 22 You shall thoughtfully remember the fact that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

“If a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens ¹that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some ^aindecency in her, and ^bhe writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house, 2 and she goes out of his house and goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3 and if the latter husband ¹turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, 4 then her ^aformer husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before Yahweh, and you shall not bring sin on the land which Yahweh your God gives you as an inheritance.

5 “^aWhen a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall ^bgive gladness to his wife whom he has taken.

6 “No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.

7 “^aIf a man is ¹caught kidnapping any of his brothers of the sons of Israel, and he mistreats him or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you.

8 “^aTake care against ¹an infection of leprosy, to be very careful and to do according to all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. 9 Remember what Yahweh your God did ^ato Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt.

10 “^aWhen you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his deposit. 11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the deposit out to you. 12 Now if he is an afflicted man, you shall not sleep with his deposit. 13 ^aWhen the sun goes down you shall surely return the deposit to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and ^bit will be righteousness for you before Yahweh your God.

14 “^aYou shall not oppress a hired person who is afflicted and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of your sojourners who is in your land within your gates. 15 ^aYou shall give him his wages on his day ¹before the sun goes down, for he is afflicted and sets his soul on it, so that ^bhe will not cry against you to Yahweh and it become sin in you.

16 “^aFathers shall not be put to death ¹for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death ²for their fathers; each shall be put to death for his own sin.

17 “^aYou shall not pervert the justice ¹due a sojourner or ²an orphan, nor ^btake a widow’s garment in pledge. 18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that Yahweh your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

19 “^aWhen you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be ^bfor the sojourner, for the ¹orphan, and for the widow, in order that Yahweh your God ^cmay bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 ^aWhen you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs after you finish; it shall be ^bfor the sojourner, for the ¹orphan, and for the widow.

21 “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it after you finish; it shall be for the sojourner, for the ¹orphan, and for the widow. 22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.