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Law of Divorce

¹ "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she ^(F1)loses his favor because he has found something ^(C1)indecent or unacceptable about her, and ^(C2)he 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 ^(F1)turns 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 ^(C1)former 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 "^(C1)When 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 ^(C2)bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.

Various Laws

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 "^(C1)If 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 "^(C1)Be 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. ^(VR1)9 "Remember with thoughtful concern what the LORD your God did ^(C1)to Miriam on the road as you came out of Egypt. ^(VR1)

¹⁰ "^(C1)When 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 ^(F1)pledge overnight.¹³ "You shall certainly restore the pledge (security deposit) to him ^(C1)at sunset, so that he may sleep in his garment and bless you; and ^(C2)it will be credited to you as righteousness (right standing) before the LORD your God.

¹⁴ "^(C1)You 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 "^(C1)You shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is ^(F1)counting on it—so that ^(C2)he does not cry out to the LORD against you, and it becomes a sin for you.

¹⁶ "The ^(C1)fathers 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 "^(C1)You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor ^(C2)seize (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 "^(F1)(C1)When 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 ^(C2)for the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that the LORD your God ^(C3)may bless you in all the work of your hands.²⁰ "^(C1)When you beat the olives off of your olive tree, do not search through the branches again; whatever is left shall be ^(C2)for 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.