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Exodus 22:18–24

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CAPITAL OFFENSES

18“Do not allow a sorceressg to live.

19“Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animalh must be put to death.

20“Whoever sacrifices to any gods, except the Lord alone, is to be set apart for destruction.i

LAWS PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE

21“You must not exploit a resident alienj or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.

22“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.k 23If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry.l 24My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.m

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Cross references

  1. gLv 20:27; Dt 18:11; 1Sm 28:3
  2. hLv 18:23; 20:15; Dt 27:21
  3. iDt 17:2–5
  4. jLv 19:33; Dt 10:19
  5. kDt 24:17; Jms 1:27
  6. lPs 18:6; Lk 18:7
  7. mPs 69:4; 109:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You shall not permit a sorceress to live.

“Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.

“Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction.

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Do not allow a sorceress to live.

“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.

“Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.

“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“You must not allow a sorceress to live.

“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must certainly be put to death.

“Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.

“You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

“You must not exploit a widow or an orphan. If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘You will not let a witch live.

“ ‘Anyone lying with an animal will surely be put to death.

“ ‘Whoever sacrifices to the gods—not to Yahweh, to him alone—will be destroyed.

“ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

“ ‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan. If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress. And I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.