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But choose some capable men from among the people—men who respect God, who can be trusted, and who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men officers over the people, to rule over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

Let these officers solve the disagreements among the people all the time. They can bring the hard cases to you, but they can decide the simple cases themselves. That will make it easier for you, because they will share the work with you.

These officers solved disagreements among the people all the time. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they decided the simple cases themselves.

But you must set a limit around the mountain that the people are not to cross. Tell them not to go up on the mountain and not to touch the foot of it. Anyone who touches the mountain must be put to death

with stones or shot with arrows. No one is allowed to touch him. Whether it is a person or an animal, he will not live. But the trumpet will make a long blast, and only then may the people go up on the mountain."

The Lord said to him, "Go down and bring Aaron up with you, but don't allow the priests or the people to force their way through. They must not come up to the Lord , or I will punish them."

But I show kindness to thousands who love me and obey my commands.

but the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your animals, or the foreigners living in your cities.

Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we will die."

If he is not married when he becomes your slave, he must leave without a wife. But if he is married when he becomes your slave, he may take his wife with him.

"But if the slave says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children, and I don't want to go free,'

If the master wanted to marry her but then decided he was not pleased with her, he must let one of her close relatives buy her back. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has treated her unfairly.

But if a person kills someone accidentally, God allowed that to happen, so the person must go to a place I will choose.

But if someone plans and murders another person on purpose, put him to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

"If two men argue, and one hits the other with a rock or with his fist, the one who is hurt but not killed might have to stay in bed.

Later if he is able to get up and walk around outside with his walking stick, the one who hit him is not to be punished. But he must pay the injured man for the loss of his time, and he must support the injured man until he is completely healed.

But if the slave gets well after a day or two, the owner will not be punished since the slave belongs to him.

But if there is further injury, then the punishment that must be paid is life for life,

"If a man's bull kills a man or woman, you must kill that bull by throwing stones at it, and you should not eat the bull. But the owner of the bull is not guilty.

But if the family of the dead person accepts money, the one who owned the bull may buy back his life, but he must pay whatever is demanded.