18 “Do not allow a sorceress(A) to live.

19 “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal(B) is to be put to death.

20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god(C) other than the Lord must be destroyed.[a](D)

21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(E) for you were foreigners(F) in Egypt.

22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.(G) 23 If you do and they cry out(H) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.(I) 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:20 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

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