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| [1]When a man hath taken a wife, and known her, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath 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. |
[1]IF a man takes a wife, and lies with her, and if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some evidence of open prostitution in her; then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it to her, 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]. |
[2]And when she has left his house, and if she goes and becomes 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; |
[3]And if that husband hates her, and writes her a bill of divorcement, and gives it to her, and sends her out of his house, or if that husband who took her to be his wife dies; |
| [4]Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after 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. |
[4]Then her former husband, who sent her away, has no right to take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD; and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance |
| [5]When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. |
[5]When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army, neither shall he be charged with any business; but he shall be free at his home for one year, and shall rejoice with his wife whom he has taken. |
| [6]No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge. |
[6]No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone as a pledge; for he takes a man's life to pledge. |
| [7]If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. |
[7]If a man of the children of Israel is found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, to make merchandise of him, or sell him; then that thief shall surely die; and you shall put evil away from among you. |
| [8]Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all the law that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, [so] ye shall observe to do. |
[8]Take heed in the plague of leprosy, and be exceedingly careful, and do according to all that the priests and the Levites shall teach you; as I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. |
| [9]Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt. |
[9]Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way, after you came forth out of Egypt. |
| [10]When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. |
[10]If your neighbor owes you a debt, you shall 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. |
[11]But you shall wait in the street, and the man who is your debtor shall bring out the pledge to you. |
| [12]And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: |
[12]And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his mantle. |
| [13]In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God. |
[13]But you shall return to him his mantle again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own mantle, and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God |
| [14]Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that [are] in thy land within thy gates: |
[14]You shall not cheat the wages of a hired laborer who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of the strangers who are in your cities; |
| [15]At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. |
[15]But you shall pay him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and it is because of his wages that he places himself at your disposal; lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin against you. |
| [16]The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. |
[16]The fathers shall not be put to death for their children, neither shall the children be put to death for their fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. |
| [17]Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: |
[17]You shall not pervert the justice due to the stranger, nor to the orphan; nor take a widow's garment as a pledge; |
| [18]But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing. |
[18]But you shall remember that you were a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD your God delivered you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing: |
| [19]When thou cuttest down thine 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 thine hands. |
[19]When you reap the harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the works of your hands. |
| [20]When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. |
[20]When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the orphan, 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. |
[21]When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. |
| [22]And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. |
[22]And you shall remember that you were a bondman in Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing |