Deuteronomy 23:15–24:4

15 “And you shall not hand over a slave to his master who has escaped and fled to you from his master. 16 He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of ⌊your towns wherever he pleases⌋;b you shall not oppress him.

17 “No woman ⌊of Israel⌋c shall be a temple prostitute, and no man ⌊of Israel⌋d shall be a male shrine prostitute. 18 You may not bring the ⌊hire⌋e of a prostitute or ⌊the earnings of a male prostitute⌋f into the house of Yahweh your God, for any vow offerings, because ⌊both⌋g are a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.

19 “⌊You shall not charge your brother interest on money⌋,h interest oni food, or interest onj anything that one could lendk on interest. 20 You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countrymanl you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you ⌊in all your undertakings⌋m in ⌊the land where you are going⌋,n ⌊in order to take possession of it⌋.o

21 “⌊When you make a vow⌋p to Yahweh your God, you shall not postpone ⌊fulfillment of it⌋,q for certainly Yahweh your God shall require it from you and if postponed ⌊you will incur guilt⌋.r 22 And ⌊if you refrain from vowing⌋,s ⌊you shall not incur guilt⌋.t 23 The utterance of your lips ⌊you must perform diligently⌋u just as you have vowed freely to Yahweh your God whatever it was that you promisedv with your mouth.

24 “Whenw you come into the vineyard of your neighbor, then you may eat grapes ⌊as you please⌋x and ⌊until you are full⌋,y but you shall not put any into your container.

25 “Whenz you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, then you may pluck ears with your hand, but you may not ⌊swing⌋a a sickle among the standing grain of your neighbor.”

24 “Whena a man takes a wife and he marries her ⌊and then⌋b ⌊she does not please him⌋,c because he found ⌊something objectionable⌋d and writes her a letter of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her away from his house, 2 and she goes from his house, and she goes out and becomes a wife ⌊for another man⌋,e 3 and then the second man dislikes her and he writes her a letter of divorce and places it into her hand and sends her from his house, or if the second man dies who took her ⌊to himself⌋f as a wife, 4 her first husband who sent her away is not allowed ⌊to take her again⌋g to become a wife to him after she has ⌊been defiled⌋,h for that is a detestable thing ⌊before⌋i Yahweh, and so you shall not mislead into sin the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.

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b	Literally “in your gates good for him”
c	Literally “from the daughters of Israel”
d	Literally “from the sons of Israel”
e	Literally “gift”
f	Literally “the earnings of a dog”
g	Literally “both, the two of them”
h	Literally “You shall not lend on interest to your brother, interest of money”
i	Hebrew “of”
j	Hebrew “of”
k	Or “can lend”
l	Or “brother”
m	Literally “in all the sendings out of your hand”
n	Literally “the land that you are going there”
o	Literally “to take possession”
p	Literally “When/if you vow a vow”
q	Literally “to fulfill it”
r	Literally “it shall become against you as sin”
s	Literally “if you refrain to make a vow”
t	Literally “it shall not become against you as sin”
u	Literally “you must observe and you shall do”
v	Or “spoke”
w	Or “If”
x	Literally “according to your desire”
y	Literally “to your satiation”
z	Or “If”
a	Literally “wave”
a	Or “If”
b	Literally “and it will happen”
c	Literally “if not she finds favor in his eyes”
d	Literally “shameful/repulsive thing”
e	Literally “for a man other”
f	Literally “to for him”
g	Literally “to return to take her”
h	Literally “become unclean”
i	Literally “to the face of”