Exodus 22:16–23:9
Regulations Regarding Various Offences
16 “ ‘If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and he lies with her, he surely will give her bride price ⌊to have her as his wife⌋.f 17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he will weigh out money according to the bride price for the virgin.
18 “ ‘You will not let a witch live.
19 “ ‘Anyone lying with an animal will surely be put to death.
20 “ ‘Whoever sacrifices to the gods—not to Yahweh, to him alone—will be destroyed.
Regulations Regarding Foreigners and the Poor
21 “ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22 “ ‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan. 23 If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress. 24 And ⌊I will become angry⌋,g and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.
25 “ ‘If you lend money to my people, to the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not ⌊charge him interest⌋.h 26 If indeed you require the cloak of your neighbor as a pledge, you will return it to him at sundown, 27 because it is his only garment; it is his cloak for his skin. In what will he sleep? ⌊And⌋i when he cries out to me, I will hear, because I am gracious.
Regulations Regarding Tribute and Holiness
28 “ ‘You will not curse God,j and you will not curse a leader among your people.
29 “ ‘You will not delay the fullness of your harvest and the juice from your press; you will give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 You will do likewise for your ox and for your sheep and goats; seven days it will be with its mother; on the eighth, you will give it to me. 31 And you will be men of holiness for me; and you will not eat meat from a carcass mangled in the field; you will throw it to the dog.
23 “ ‘You will not ⌊spread⌋a a false report. Do not lift your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness. 2 You will not ⌊follow⌋b a majorityc for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majorityd to pervert justice. 3 You will not be partial to a powerless persone in his legal dispute.
4 “ ‘If you come upon the ox of your enemy or his donkey going astray, you will certainly bring it back to him. 5 If you see the donkey of your enemy lying down under its burden, you will refrain from abandoning him. You will surely arrangef it with him.
6 “ ‘You will not pervert the justice of your poor in his legal dispute. 7 You will stay far from a ⌊false charge⌋,g and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, because I will not declare the wicked righteous.h 8 And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes the sighted blind and ruins the words of the righteous. 9 And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelingsi of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.