Divers laws and ordinances.

B. C. 1451.

with water in the way, when ye came forth || out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

5 Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam: but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

f Nu 22.5, &c.

g Mi 6.5. h Ezr.9.12. i good. J Ge. 25.24..

26.

Ob.10 12. Mal. 1.2.

Ex

Le. 19.34. c. 10.19.

Ro 3.29,

30.

Ep.2.12.

m Jos.6.18.

n Le. 15. 16. o turneth toward

8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD p Le 15.5. in their third generation.

q sittest down.

r Le. 26.12. 2 Co.6.16.

nakedness

of any thing.

t1 Sa.30.15.

u is good for him.

v Ex.22.21.

w or sodomiters. Ro. 1.26.

x Le.19.29. y Ge.19.4.5. 2 Ki.23.7. Ro. 1.27,

28.

Le 25.35..

37.

HEN a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath a found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;

4 Her former husband which sent her away, d not take her again to be his wife, after may that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

5¶ When a man hath taken a new wife, he

Ne.5.2,7. Pk. 15.5. Eze. 18.8,

Lu.6.34,

35.

b Le. 19.34. c.15.10.

c Nu. 30.2

d Ps.66.13, 14.

116.18.

e Mat. 12.1.

naked

ness.

16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you a matter of in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it "liketh him best: thoub cutting ▾ shalt not oppress him.

off.

c Mat. 5.31, 32.

17 There shall be no w whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of d Je.3.1. Israel.

e Le.18.25..

23.

18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.h 19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: 20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thy hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.

9 Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.

10 ¶ When thou dost m lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge:

11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee:

12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge :

n

PR. 25.1.
86.4.

r Ja.5.4.

8 2 Ki.4.5,6.

r

sin unto thee.

30.

Divers laws

B. C. 1451,

17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of AM. 2553. the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge:

18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

t Pr.22.22, 23. Je. 22.3. Zec. 7.10. Mal.3.5. Ex. 22.22..

27.

u c.16.12.

v Le. 19.9, 10; 23.22. P8.41.1.

w bough it after thee.

19 When thou cuttest down thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thouy shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

x after thee.

ver. 18.

a c 19.17.

Eze.44.24.

b 2 Ch.19.8. Pr.17.15.

o Mat. 10.

E.12.48.

2 Co.11.

24.

22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt: therefored Job 18.3. I command thee to do this thing.

CHAPTER XXV.

1 Stripes must not exceed forty. 4 The ox is not to be muzzled. 5 Of raising seed unto a brother. 11 Of the imunodest woman. 13 Of unjust weights. 17 The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out.

e 1 Co.9.9. 1 Ti.5.18.

f thresheth Hos. 10.11

kinsman. Ge. 38.8,9. Ru.1.12,

F there be a controversy between men, and or, next they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

2 And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

3 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem a vile unto thee.

e

4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he f treadeth out the corn.

5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

6 And it shall be, that the first-born which she beareth, shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My hus band's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.

8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her,

and ordinances. 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers 1 weights, a great and a small:

14 Thou shalt not have in thy house divers m measures, a great and a small:

15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have; that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

18 How he met thee by the way, and P smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were seeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary: and he feared not God.

19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

CHAPTER XXVI.

1 The confession of him that offereth the basket of first-fruits. 12 The prayer of him that giveth his third year's tithes. 16 The covenant between God and the people.

AND it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.

3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD Sware unto our fathers for to give us.

4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

b

Mi. 6.11.

o 1 Th4.6

p Ex.17.8, &c.

6 And the Egyptians evil-entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: 7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;

9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that i floweth with milk and honey.

10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:

k

m1 Co.9.11.

n Le.27.30.

An aitar lo be built.

9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed and hearken, O Israel; e this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.

10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day. 11 ¶ And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jor· dan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14 ¶ And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

17 Cursed be he that bour's land-mark.

say, Amen.

removeth his neighAnd all the people shall

33.

d c.26.10,11.

e c. 26.18.

keep | f for a

19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.

d

a

2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:

3 And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.

5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them. 6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God: 7 And thou shalt offer peace-offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law, very plainly.

cursing. g c.33.10. h Ex.20.4, 1s. 44.9.

23.

19 Cursed be he that m perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

20 Cursed be he " that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his P sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his 9 motherin-law. And all the people shall say, Amen. 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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8

26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do " them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

1 The blessings for obedience. 15 The curses for disobedience.

a

Gr.3.10.

u Ro. 10.5. v Je. 11.3..5. Ro.3.19.

a Ex.15.25. Le. 26.3, &c.

b c.26.19.

e ver. 15,45. 1 T4.8.

e Ge. 39.5. Pa. 123. 1..

2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3 Blessed e shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

4 Blessed shall be the f fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be h when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy

Blessings for obedience.

face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy store-houses, and in all that thou settest thy hand unto: and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

9 The LORD shall m establish thee a holy people unto himself, as he hath " sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

t

8

11 An the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

W

12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain "unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to y the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

15 T But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thy hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly because of the wickedness of thy doings whereby thou hast forsaken me.

21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

Curses for disobedience.

26 And thy carcass shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the 2 Ch.14.9 earth, and no man shall fray them away.

J Jos 8.22.

..15.

k Le.25.21.

1 or, barns.

m Ps.87.5. 2 Th.3.3.

1 Pe. 5.10.

o Mal.3.12. p Da.9.18,

27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the Pemerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, n Ex.19.5,6. and blindness, and astonishment of heart: 29 And thou shalt grope at noon-day, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be Ch.14.17 only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

19.

q c.11.25.

r Pr.10.22.

17.

a Ps.44.14.

b Mi.6.15. Hag.1.6.

c Joel 1.4.

d Am.7.1, 2. e they shall not be thine.

f 2Ki.21.14. La. 1.5.

hJu.211..

15.

i ver. 12,13.

ver.15. k2KL.17.20.

8

30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not " gather the grapes thereof.

31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

32 Thy w sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thy hand.

33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up: and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

36 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a aby-word, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in: for the locust shall consume it.

39 Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the worms shall eat them.

40 Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them: for they shall go into captivity.

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the glocust consume.

43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.