Deuteronomy 25 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Various Laws

1 “If ^H3588 there is a dispute ^H7379 between ^H996 people ^H376 and they go ^H5066 to [fn]court ^H4941, and [fn]the judges ^H8199 decide ^H8199 their case, and they declare ^H6663 the righteous ^H6662 innocent ^H6663 and pronounce ^H7561 the wicked ^H7563 guilty ^H7561,

2 then it shall be if ^H518 the wicked ^H7563 person ^H7563 [fn]deserves ^H1121 to be beaten ^H5221, the judge ^H8199 shall then make him lie ^H5307 down ^H5307 and have him beaten ^H5221 in his presence ^H6440 with the number ^H4557 of lashes according ^H1767 to his [fn]wrongful ^H7564 act ^H7564. 3 He may have him beaten ^H5221 forty ^H705 times ^H705, but not more ^H3254, so ^H6435 that ^H6435 he does not ^H6435 have him beaten ^H5221 with many ^H7227 more ^H3254 lashes ^H4347 than ^H5921 these ^H428, and that your brother ^H251 does not become ^H7034 contemptible ^H7034 in your eyes ^H5869.

4 “You shall not muzzle ^H2629 the ox ^H7794 while it is threshing ^H1758.

5 “When ^H3588 brothers ^H251 live ^H3427 together ^H3162, and one ^H259 of them dies ^H4191 and has ^H369 no ^H369 son ^H1121, the wife ^H802 of the deceased ^H4191 shall not be married outside ^H2351 the family to a strange ^H2114 man ^H376. Her husband’s ^H2993 brother ^H2993 shall have ^H935 relations ^H935 with ^H935 her and take ^H3947 her to himself as his wife ^H802, and perform ^H2992 the duty ^H2992 of ^H2992 a ^H2992 husband’s ^H2992 brother ^H2992 to her. 6 It shall then be that the firstborn ^H1060 to whom ^H834 she gives ^H3205 birth ^H3205 shall [fn]assume ^H6965 the name ^H8034 of his father’s deceased ^H4191 brother ^H251, so that his name ^H8034 will not be wiped ^H4229 out ^H4229 from Israel ^H3478. 7 But if ^H518 the man ^H376 does not desire ^H2654 to take ^H3947 his brother’s ^H2994 widow ^H2994, then his brother’s ^H2994 widow ^H2994 shall go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to the gate ^H8179 to the elders ^H2205, and say ^H559, ‘My husband’s ^H2993 brother ^H2993 refuses ^H3985 to establish ^H6965 a name ^H8034 for his brother ^H251 in Israel ^H3478; he is ^H14 not willing ^H14 to perform ^H2992 the duty ^H2992 of ^H2992 a ^H2992 husband’s ^H2992 brother ^H2992 to me.’ 8 Then the elders ^H2205 of his city ^H5892 shall summon ^H7121 him and speak ^H1696 to him. And if he persists ^H5975 and says ^H559, ‘I do not desire ^H2654 to take ^H3947 her,’ 9 then his brother’s ^H251 widow ^H2994 shall come ^H5066 up ^H5066 to him in the sight ^H5869 of the elders ^H2205, and pull ^H2502 his sandal ^H5275 off ^H4480 H5921 his foot ^H7272 and spit ^H3417 in his face ^H6440; and she shall [fn]declare ^H6030 H559, ‘This ^H3602 is ^H3602 what ^H3602 is done ^H6213 to the man ^H376 who ^H834 does not build ^H1129 up ^H1129 his brother’s ^H251 house ^H1004!’ 10 And in Israel ^H3478 [fn]his family shall be called ^H7121 by the name ^H8034, ‘The house ^H1004 of him whose sandal ^H5275 was removed ^H2502.’

11 “If ^H3588 two men ^H376, a man ^H376 and his countryman ^H251, have ^H5327 a ^H5327 fight ^H5327 [fn]with ^H3162 each ^H3162 other ^H3162, and the wife ^H802 of one ^H259 comes ^H7126 up ^H7126 to save ^H5337 her husband ^H376 from the hand ^H3027 of the one who is hitting ^H5221 him, and she reaches ^H7971 out ^H7971 with her hand ^H3027 and grasps ^H2388 [fn]that man’s genitals ^H4016, 12 then you shall cut ^H7112 off ^H7112 her [fn]hand ^H3709; [fn]you shall not show ^H2347 pity ^H2347.

13 “You shall not have ^H1961 in your bag ^H3599 [fn]differing ^H68 weights ^H68, a large ^H1419 and a small ^H6996. 14 You shall not have ^H1961 in your house ^H1004 [fn]differing ^H374 measures ^H374, a large ^H1419 and a small ^H6996. 15 You shall have ^H1961 a correct ^H8003 and honest ^H6664 [fn]weight ^H68; you shall have ^H1961 a correct ^H8003 and honest ^H6664 [fn]measure ^H374, so ^H4616 that ^H4616 your days ^H3117 may be prolonged ^H748 [fn]in the land ^H127 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you. 16 For everyone ^H3605 who ^H834 does ^H6213 these ^H428 things ^H428, everyone ^H3605 who acts ^H6213 unjustly ^H5766 is an abomination ^H8441 to the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430.

17 “Remember ^H2142 what ^H834 Amalek ^H6002 did ^H6213 to you on the way ^H1870 when you came ^H3318 out ^H3318 of Egypt ^H4714, 18 how ^H834 he confronted ^H7136 you on the way ^H1870 and attacked ^H2179 among you all ^H3605 the stragglers ^H2826 at your rear ^H310 when you were tired ^H5889 and weary ^H3023; and he did not [fn]fear ^H3372 God ^H430. 19 So it shall come ^H1961 about ^H1961, when the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 has given ^H5117 you rest ^H5117 from all ^H3605 your surrounding ^H5439 enemies ^H340 in the land ^H776 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you as an inheritance ^H5159 to [fn]possess ^H3423, that you shall wipe ^H4229 out ^H4229 the mention ^H2143 of the name Amalek ^H6002 from under ^H8478 heaven ^H8064; you must not forget ^H7911.