Miscellaneous Laws

11 “If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, 12 then you shall cut off her hand; (A)your eye shall not pity her.

13 (B)“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. 14 You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. 15 You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, (C)that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For (D)all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are [a]an abomination to the Lord your God.

Destroy the Amalekites

17 (E)“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, 18 how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he (F)did not fear God. 19 Therefore it shall be, (G)when the Lord your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, that you will (H)blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You shall not forget.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 25:16 detestable

11 If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, 12 you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity.(A)

13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light.(B) 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long(C) in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.(D)

17 Remember what the Amalekites(E) did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. 18 When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.(F) 19 When the Lord your God gives you rest(G) from all the enemies(H) around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek(I) from under heaven. Do not forget!

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