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But the Lord said, "Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. In the meantime, do not let the priests or the people break through to approach the Lord , or he will break out and destroy them."

"You must not have any other god but me.

But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.

For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

And they said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen. But don't let God speak directly to us, or we will die!"

If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife must be freed with him.

"If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master.

But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don't want to go free.'

If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her.

But if the slave's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter.

But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.

"Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed.

If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery.

But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave is his property.

But if there is further injury, the punishment must match the injury: a life for a life,

But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep it under control. If the ox then kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be put to death.

But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal's owner must pay the slave's owner thirty silver coins, and the ox must be stoned.

The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal.

But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation—a live ox for the dead one—but he may keep the dead ox.