1 If 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 And 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 Forty * 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 Thou shalt not muzzle * h2629 h8799 the ox * h7794 when he treadeth out * h1778 h8800 the corn . treadeth...: Heb. thresheth
5 If 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. her husband's...: or, her next kinsman
6 And 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 And 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. brother's: or, next kinsman's
8 Then 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 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 And 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 * 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 thou shalt cut off * h7112 h8804 her hand * h3709, thine eye * h5869 shall not pity * h2347 h8799 her .
13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag * h3599 divers weights * h68 * h68, a great * h1419 and a small * h6996. divers...: Heb. a stone and a stone
14 Thou shalt not have in thine house * h1004 divers measures * h374 * h374, a great * h1419 and a small * h6996. divers...: Heb. an ephah and an ephah
15 But 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 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 * 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 * 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 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 .