Deuteronomy 24 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Deuteronomy 25

¹If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment and the judges judge them, then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.

KJVIf there be a controversy^H7379 between men^H582, and they come^H5066^(H8738) unto judgment^H4941, that the judges may judge^H8199^(H8804) them; then they shall justify^H6663^(H8689) the righteous^H6662, and condemn^H7561^(H8689) the wicked^H7563.

² It shall be, if the wicked man is worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

KJVAnd it shall be, if the wicked man^H7563 be worthy^H1121 to be beaten^H5221^(H8687), that the judge^H8199^(H8802) shall cause him to lie down^H5307^(H8689), and to be beaten^H5221^(H8689) before his face^H6440, according^H1767 to his fault^H7564, by a certain number^H4557.

³ He may sentence him to no more than forty stripes. He shall not give more, lest if he should give more and beat him more than that many stripes, then your brother will be degraded in your sight.

KJVForty^H705 stripes^H5221^(H8686) he may give him, and not exceed^H3254^(H8686): lest, if he should exceed^H3254^(H8686), and beat^H5221^(H8687) him above these with many^H7227 stripes^H4347, then thy brother^H251 should seem vile^H7034^(H8738)^H5869 unto thee.

⁴ You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.

KJVThou shalt not muzzle^H2629^(H8799) the ox^H7794 when he treadeth out^H1778^(H8800) the corn.

⁵ If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.

KJVIf brethren^H251 dwell^H3427^(H8799) together^H3162, and one^H259 of them die^H4191^(H8804), and have no child^H1121, the wife^H802 of the dead^H4191^(H8801) shall not marry without^H2351 unto a stranger^H376^H2114^(H8801): her husband's brother^H2993 shall go in^H935^(H8799) unto her, and take^H3947^(H8804) her to him to wife^H802, and perform the duty of an husband's brother^H2992^(H8762) unto her.

⁶ It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.

KJVAnd it shall be, that the firstborn^H1060 which she beareth^H3205^(H8799) shall succeed^H6965^(H8799) in the name^H8034 of his brother^H251 which is dead^H4191^(H8801), that his name^H8034 be not put out^H4229^(H8735) of Israel^H3478.

⁷ If the man doesn’t want to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate to the elders, and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to raise up to his brother a name in Israel. He will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother to me.”

KJVAnd if the man^H376 like^H2654^(H8799) not to take^H3947^(H8800) his brother's wife^H2994, then let his brother's wife^H2994 go up^H5927^(H8804) to the gate^H8179 unto the elders^H2205, and say^H559^(H8804), My husband's brother^H2993 refuseth^H3985^(H8765) to raise up^H6965^(H8687) unto his brother^H251 a name^H8034 in Israel^H3478, he will^H14^(H8804) not perform the duty of my husband's brother^H2992^(H8763).

⁸ Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him. If he stands and says, “I don’t want to take her,”

KJVThen the elders^H2205 of his city^H5892 shall call^H7121^(H8804) him, and speak^H1696^(H8765) unto him: and if he stand^H5975^(H8804) to it, and say^H559^(H8804), I like^H2654^(H8804) not to take^H3947^(H8800) her;

⁹ then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”

KJVThen shall his brother's wife^H2994 come^H5066^(H8738) unto him in the presence^H5869 of the elders^H2205, and loose^H2502^(H8804) his shoe^H5275 from off his foot^H7272, and spit^H3417^(H8804) in his face^H6440, and shall answer^H6030^(H8804) and say^H559^(H8804), So shall it be done^H6213^(H8735) unto that man^H376 that will not build up^H1129^(H8799) his brother's^H251 house^H1004.

¹⁰ His name shall be called in Israel, “The house of him who had his sandal removed.”

KJVAnd his name^H8034 shall be called^H7121^(H8738) in Israel^H3478, The house^H1004 of him that hath his shoe^H5275 loosed^H2502^(H8803).

¹¹ When men strive against each other, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts out her hand, and grabs him by his private parts,

KJVWhen men^H582 strive^H5327^(H8735) together^H3162 one with another^H251^H376, and the wife^H802 of the one^H259 draweth near^H7126^(H8804) for to deliver^H5337^(H8687) her husband^H376 out of the hand^H3027 of him that smiteth^H5221^(H8688) him, and putteth forth^H7971^(H8804) her hand^H3027, and taketh^H2388^(H8689) him by the secrets^H4016:

¹² then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.

KJVThen thou shalt cut off^H7112^(H8804) her hand^H3709, thine eye^H5869 shall not pity^H2347^(H8799) her.

¹³ You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, one heavy and one light.

KJVThou shalt not have in thy bag^H3599 divers weights^H68^H68, a great^H1419 and a small^H6996.

¹⁴ You shall not have in your house diverse measures, one large and one small.

KJVThou shalt not have in thine house^H1004 divers measures^H374^H374, a great^H1419 and a small^H6996.

¹⁵ You shall have a perfect and just weight. You shall have a perfect and just measure, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

KJVBut thou shalt have a perfect^H8003 and just^H6664 weight^H68, a perfect^H8003 and just^H6664 measure^H374 shalt thou have: that thy days^H3117 may be lengthened^H748^(H8686) in the land^H127 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee.

¹⁶ For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

KJVFor all that do^H6213^(H8802) such things^H428, and all that do^H6213^(H8802) unrighteously^H5766, are an abomination^H8441 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

¹⁷ Remember what Amalek did to you by the way as you came out of Egypt,

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8800) what Amalek^H6002 did^H6213^(H8804) unto thee by the way^H1870, when ye were come forth^H3318^(H8800) out of Egypt^H4714;

¹⁸ how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn’t fear God.

KJVHow he met^H7136^(H8804) thee by the way^H1870, and smote the hindmost^H2179^(H8762) of thee, even all that were feeble^H2826^(H8737) behind^H310 thee, when thou wast faint^H5889 and weary^H3023; and he feared^H3373 not God^H430.

¹⁹ Therefore it shall be, when Yahweh your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky. You shall not forget.

KJVTherefore it shall be, when the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given thee rest^H5117^(H8687) from all thine enemies^H341^(H8802) round about^H5439, in the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee for an inheritance^H5159 to possess^H3423^(H8800) it, that thou shalt blot out^H4229^(H8799) the remembrance^H2143 of Amalek^H6002 from under heaven^H8064; thou shalt not forget^H7911^(H8799) it.

WEB·Deuteronomy 24

¹When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a certificate of divorce, put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

KJVWhen a man^H376 hath taken^H3947^(H8799) a wife^H802, and married^H1166^(H8804) her, and it come to pass that she find^H4672^(H8799) no favour^H2580 in his eyes^H5869, because he hath found^H4672^(H8804) some^H1697 uncleanness^H6172 in her: then let him write^H3789^(H8804) her a bill^H5612 of divorcement^H3748, and give^H5414^(H8804) it in her hand^H3027, and send^H7971^(H8765) her out of his house^H1004.

² When she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.

KJVAnd when she is departed out^H3318^(H8804) of his house^H1004, she may go^H1980^(H8804) and be another^H312 man's^H376 wife.

³ If the latter husband hates her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife;

KJVAnd if the latter^H314 husband^H376 hate^H8130^(H8804) her, and write^H3789^(H8804) her a bill^H5612 of divorcement^H3748, and giveth^H5414^(H8804) it in her hand^H3027, and sendeth^H7971^(H8765) her out of his house^H1004; or if the latter^H314 husband^H376 die^H4191^(H8799), which took^H3947^(H8804) her to be his wife^H802;

⁴ her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she is defiled; for that would be an abomination to Yahweh. You shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.

KJVHer former^H7223 husband^H1167, which sent her away^H7971^(H8765), may^H3201^(H8799) not take^H3947^(H8800) her again^H7725^(H8800) to be his wife^H802, after^H310 that she is defiled^H2930^(H8719); for that is abomination^H8441 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068: and thou shalt not cause the land^H776 to sin^H2398^(H8686), which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee for an inheritance^H5159.

⁵ When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

KJVWhen a man^H376 hath taken^H3947^(H8799) a new^H2319 wife^H802, he shall not go out^H3318^(H8799) to war^H6635, neither shall he be charged^H5674^(H8799) with any business^H1697: but he shall be free^H5355 at home^H1004 one^H259 year^H8141, and shall cheer up^H8055^(H8765) his wife^H802 which he hath taken^H3947^(H8804).

⁶ No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.

KJVNo man shall take^H2254 the nether^H7347 or the upper millstone^H7393 to pledge^H2254^(H8799): for he taketh^H2254 a man's life^H5315 to pledge^H2254^(H8802).

⁷ If a man is found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deals with him as a slave, or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

KJVIf a man^H376 be found^H4672^(H8735) stealing^H1589^(H8802) any^H5315 of his brethren^H251 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and maketh merchandise^H6014^(H8694) of him, or selleth^H4376^(H8804) him; then that thief^H1590 shall die^H4191^(H8804); and thou shalt put^H1197 evil^H7451 away^H1197^(H8765) from among^H7130 you.

⁸ Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.

KJVTake heed^H8104^(H8734) in the plague^H5061 of leprosy^H6883, that thou observe^H8104^(H8800) diligently^H3966, and do^H6213^(H8800) according to all that the priests^H3548 the Levites^H3881 shall teach^H3384^(H8686) you: as I commanded^H6680^(H8765) them, so ye shall observe^H8104^(H8799) to do^H6213^(H8800).

⁹ Remember what Yahweh your God did to Miriam, by the way as you came out of Egypt.

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8800) what the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 did^H6213^(H8804) unto Miriam^H4813 by the way^H1870, after that ye were come forth^H3318^(H8800) out of Egypt^H4714.

¹⁰ When you lend your neighbor any kind of loan, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.

KJVWhen thou dost lend^H5383^(H8686) thy brother^H7453 any^H3972 thing^H4859, thou shalt not go^H935^(H8799) into his house^H1004 to fetch^H5670^(H8800) his pledge^H5667.

¹¹ You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge outside to you.

KJVThou shalt stand^H5975^(H8799) abroad^H2351, and the man^H376 to whom thou dost lend^H5383^(H8802) shall bring out^H3318^(H8686) the pledge^H5667 abroad^H2351 unto thee.

¹² If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

KJVAnd if the man^H376 be poor^H6041, thou shalt not sleep^H7901^(H8799) with his pledge^H5667:

¹³ You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.

KJVIn any case^H7725^(H8687) thou shalt deliver^H7725 him the pledge^H5667 again^H7725^(H8686) when the sun^H8121 goeth down^H935^(H8800), that he may sleep^H7901^(H8804) in his own raiment^H8008, and bless^H1288^(H8765) thee: and it shall be righteousness^H6666 unto thee before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

¹⁴ You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.

KJVThou shalt not oppress^H6231^(H8799) an hired servant^H7916 that is poor^H6041 and needy^H34, whether he be of thy brethren^H251, or of thy strangers^H1616 that are in thy land^H776 within thy gates^H8179:

¹⁵ In his day you shall give him his wages, neither shall the sun go down on it, for he is poor and sets his heart on it, lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.

KJVAt his day^H3117 thou shalt give^H5414^(H8799) him his hire^H7939, neither shall the sun^H8121 go down^H935^(H8799) upon it; for he is poor^H6041, and setteth^H5375^(H8802) his heart^H5315 upon it: lest he cry^H7121^(H8799) against thee unto the LORD^H3068, and it be sin^H2399 unto thee.

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.

KJVThe fathers^H1 shall not be put to death^H4191^(H8714) for the children^H1121, neither shall the children^H1121 be put to death^H4191^(H8714) for the fathers^H1: every man^H376 shall be put to death^H4191^(H8714) for his own sin^H2399.

¹⁷ You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

KJVThou shalt not pervert^H5186^(H8686) the judgment^H4941 of the stranger^H1616, nor of the fatherless^H3490; nor take^H2254 a widow's^H490 raiment^H899 to pledge^H2254^(H8799):

¹⁸ but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you there. Therefore I command you to do this thing.

KJVBut thou shalt remember^H2142^(H8804) that thou wast a bondman^H5650 in Egypt^H4714, and the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 redeemed^H6299^(H8799) thee thence: therefore I command^H6680^(H8764) thee to do^H6213^(H8800) this thing^H1697.

¹⁹ When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

KJVWhen thou cuttest down^H7114^(H8799) thine harvest^H7105 in thy field^H7704, and hast forgot^H7911^(H8804) a sheaf^H6016 in the field^H7704, thou shalt not go again^H7725^(H8799) to fetch^H3947^(H8800) it: it shall be for the stranger^H1616, for the fatherless^H3490, and for the widow^H490: that the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may bless^H1288^(H8762) thee in all the work^H4639 of thine hands^H3027.

²⁰ When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

KJVWhen thou beatest^H2251^(H8799) thine olive tree^H2132, thou shalt not go over the boughs^H6286^(H8762) again^H310: it shall be for the stranger^H1616, for the fatherless^H3490, and for the widow^H490.

²¹ When you harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean it after yourselves. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

KJVWhen thou gatherest^H1219^(H8799) the grapes of thy vineyard^H3754, thou shalt not glean^H5953^(H8779) it afterward^H310: it shall be for the stranger^H1616, for the fatherless^H3490, and for the widow^H490.

²² You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I command you to do this thing.

KJVAnd thou shalt remember^H2142^(H8804) that thou wast a bondman^H5650 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: therefore I command^H6680^(H8764) thee to do^H6213^(H8800) this thing^H1697.

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