Exodus 22:20-23:13
New American Standard Bible
20 “(A)He who sacrifices to [a]any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be [b]utterly destroyed.
21 “(B)You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 (C)You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. 23 If you oppress him at all, and (D)if he does cry out to Me, (E)I will assuredly hear his cry; 24 and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, (F)and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25 “(G)If you lend money to My people, to the poor [c]among you, you are not to [d]act as a creditor to him; you shall not [e]charge him (H)interest. 26 If you ever seize your neighbor’s cloak (I)as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets, 27 for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his [f]body. What else is he to sleep in? And it will come about that (J)when he cries out to Me, I will listen to him, for (K)I am gracious.
28 “You shall not [g](L)curse God, (M)nor curse a ruler of your people.
29 “(N)You shall not hold back the offering from your entire harvest and your [h]wine. (O)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. 30 (P)You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother for seven days; (Q)on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.
31 “(R)You shall be holy people to Me, therefore (S)you shall not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
Various Laws
23 “(T)You shall not give a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked person to be a (U)malicious witness. 2 You shall not follow [i]the crowd in doing evil, nor shall you [j]testify in a dispute so as to join together with [k]a crowd in order to (V)pervert justice; 3 (W)nor shall you [l]show favor to a poor person in his dispute.
4 “(X)If you encounter your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you must return it to him. 5 (Y)If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall not leave it helpless for [m]its owner; you must arrange the load with him.
6 “(Z)You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute. 7 (AA)Keep far from a false charge, and (AB)do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for (AC)I will not acquit the guilty.
8 “(AD)You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and [n]subverts the cause of the just.
9 “(AE)You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the [o]feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
The Sabbath and the Land
10 “Now (AF)you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield, 11 but in the seventh year you shall let it [p]rest and lie uncultivated, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the animal of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
12 “(AG)For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as the stranger residing with you, may refresh themselves. 13 Now (AH)concerning everything which I have said to you, be careful; and (AI)do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard [q]from your mouth.
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:20 Lit the gods
- Exodus 22:20 Lit put under the ban
- Exodus 22:25 Lit with
- Exodus 22:25 Lit be
- Exodus 22:25 Lit lay upon
- Exodus 22:27 Lit skin
- Exodus 22:28 Or revile
- Exodus 22:29 Lit juice
- Exodus 23:2 Lit many
- Exodus 23:2 Or answer
- Exodus 23:2 Lit many
- Exodus 23:3 Lit honor
- Exodus 23:5 Lit him
- Exodus 23:8 Or distorts the words
- Exodus 23:9 Lit soul
- Exodus 23:11 Lit drop
- Exodus 23:13 Lit on
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