20 (A)“Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction.[a]

21 (B)“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 (C)You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they (D)cry out to me, I will surely (E)hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and (F)your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

25 (G)“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. 26 (H)If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he (I)cries to me, I will hear, for I am (J)compassionate.

28 (K)“You shall not revile God, nor (L)curse a ruler of your people.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:20 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)

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