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Various Laws
Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them back unto thy brother.
Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them back unto thy brother.
And if thy brother be not near unto thee, and thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it unto him.
If its owner does not live nearby or you don’t know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it.
And so shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his clothing; and so shalt thou do with everything that is lost of thy brother, which he loseth, and thou findest: thou mayest not hide thyself.
Do the same if you find your neighbor’s donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don’t ignore your responsibility.
Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case [help] him to lift them up.
“If you see that your neighbor’s donkey or ox has collapsed on the road, do not look the other way. Go and help your neighbor get it back on its feet!
There shall not be a man's apparel on a woman, neither shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever doeth so is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
“A woman must not put on men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the LORD your God.
If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree, or upon the ground, with young or with eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
“If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ground, and there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young.
thou shalt in any case let the dam go, and thou mayest take the young to thee, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
You may take the young, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life.
When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any one should in any wise fall from it.
“When you build a new house, you must build a railing around the edge of its flat roof. That way you will not be considered guilty of murder if someone falls from the roof.
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with [seed of] two sorts, lest the whole of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the produce of thy vineyard, be forfeited.
“You must not plant any other crop between the rows of your vineyard. If you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes from the vineyard or the other crop.
Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.
“You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together.
Thou shalt not wear a garment of mixed material, [woven] of wool and linen together.
“You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together.
Tassels shalt thou make thee on the four corners of thy clothing, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
“You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself — on the front, back, and sides.
Marriage Violations
If a man take a wife, and go in unto her and hate her,
If a man take a wife, and go in unto her and hate her,
Regulations for Sexual Purity
“Suppose a man marries a woman, but after sleeping with her, he turns against her
and charge her with things for scandalous talk, and cause an evil name against her to be spread abroad, and say, This woman have I taken, and I came in unto her, and I did not find her a virgin;
and publicly accuses her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘When I married this woman, I discovered she was not a virgin.’
then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate;
Then the woman’s father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.
and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man as wife, and he hates her;
Her father must say to them, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her.
and behold, he charges her with things for scandalous talk, saying, I found not thy daughter a virgin; and here are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders.
And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;
The elders must then take the man and punish him.
and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath caused an evil name to be spread abroad against a virgin in Israel. And she shall remain his wife: he may not put her away all his days.
But if this thing is true, [and] virginity hath not been found with the damsel;
“But suppose the man’s accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin.
then they shall bring out the damsel unto the entrance of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought infamy in Israel, committing fornication in her father's house; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
The woman must be taken to the door of her father’s home, and there the men of the town must stone her to death, for she has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents’ home. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you.
If a man be found lying with a man's wife, they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.
“If a man is discovered committing adultery, both he and the woman must die. In this way, you will purge Israel of such evil.
If a damsel, a virgin, be betrothed to some one, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her,
“Suppose a man meets a young woman, a virgin who is engaged to be married, and he has sexual intercourse with her. If this happens within a town,
then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, [being] in the city, and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
you must take both of them to the gates of that town and stone them to death. The woman is guilty because she did not scream for help. The man must die because he violated another man’s wife. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you.
But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her, then the man only that lay with her shall die;
“But if the man meets the engaged woman out in the country, and he rapes her, then only the man must die.
and unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing: there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death; for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and murdereth him, so is this matter;
Do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no crime worthy of death. She is as innocent as a murder victim.
for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was no one to save her.
Since the man raped her out in the country, it must be assumed that she screamed, but there was no one to rescue her.
If a man find a damsel, a virgin, who is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found,
“Suppose a man has intercourse with a young woman who is a virgin but is not engaged to be married. If they are discovered,
then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.