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Cities of Refuge 1 “When the Lordyour God cuts off (destroys) the nations whose land He is giving you, and you dispossess them and live in their cities and in their houses, 2 you shall designate three cities for yourself in the central area of the land, which the Lordyour God is giving you to […]

Laws of Warfare 1 “When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lordyour God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you. 2 When you approach the battle, the priest shall […]

Expiation of a Crime 1 “If someone is found slain, lying in the field, in the land which the Lordyour God gives you to possess, and it is not known who has killed him, 2 then your elders and judges shall go out and measurethe distanceto the cities which are around the dead person. 3 […]

Various Laws 1 “You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying awayorbeing stolen, andignore [your duty to help] them; you shall certainly take them back to him. 2 If your countryman is not nearby or you do not know him, you shall bring the animal to your house, and it shall stay […]

Persons Excluded from the Assembly 1 “He who has been castrated byhaving his testiclescrushed or his male organ cut off shall not enter the congregation of the Lord. 2 A person ofillegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of hisdescendants,even to the tenth generation. 3 An Ammonite orMoabite shall not enter […]

Law of Divorce 1 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that sheloses his favor because he has found something indecentorunacceptable about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, 2 and after she leaves his house, […]

Various Laws 1 “If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty, 2 then it shall be that if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make him lie […]

Offering First Fruits 1 “Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the Lordyour God gives you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it, 2 that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you harvest from the land that […]

The Altar at Mount Ebal 1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep (remember, obey) all the commandments which I am commanding you today. 2 So it shall be on the day when you cross the Jordan to [enter] the land which the Lordyour God gives you, that you shall […]

Blessings at Gerizim 1 “Now it shall be, if you diligently listen toandobey the voice of the Lordyour God, being careful to do all of His commandments which I am commanding you today, the Lordyour God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you […]