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thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that 20 is lent upon usury: unto a 'foreigner' thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou 'puttest thine hand unto', in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

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(25) When thou comest into thy neighbour's standing corn, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn. 241 When a man 'taketh a wife, and

Imarrieth her, 'then it shall be, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some 'unseemly thing! in her, 'that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another 3 man's wife. And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and 'send' her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which 4 took her to be his wife; 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.

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When a man taketh' a new wife, he shall not go out in the host', neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife 6 which he hath taken. No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.

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7) If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and the deal with him as a slave', or 'sell' him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee'. Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to 9 do. Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam, by the way las ye 'came forth out of Egypt.

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When thou dost lend thy neighbour' any manner of loan', thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his 11 pledge. Thou shalt stand 'without', and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without! 12) unto thee. And if he be la poor

man, thou shalt not sleep with his 13 pledge: thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his Igarment', and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

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VERSION OF 1611.-20 stranger.. settest.. to: 23 keep.. perform; even; 25 (the).. (of). XXIV. 1 hath taken . . married. . and.. come to pass that. . uncleanness.. then let him; 3 giveth.. sendeth; 5 hath taken.. to war.. .(but).. (up); 6 nether; 7 maketh merchandise of.. selleth.. and. among you; 9 after that.. were come; 10 brother.. thing; 11 abroad..out.. abroad; 12 the; 13 in any case.. deliver. . again. . own raiment; 14 a; 15 at; 17 pervert. . a. = [57]

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redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

When thou 'reapest 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.

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. 21 °When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it 'after thee it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the 22 widow. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

251 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgement, land' the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and (2 condemn the wicked; and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his 'wicked3 ness', by number. Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed : lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

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5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no 'son', the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of lan husband's brother unto 6 her. And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not 'blotted' 7 out of Israel. And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife Ishall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of 'an' (8 husband's brother unto me. Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, 9 and say, I like not to take her; then

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Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way las ye came forth (18 out of Egypt; how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and (19 he feared not God. "Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget.

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in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest there2 in; that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground', which thou shalt bring in from thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee; and thou shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to 'cause 3 his name to dwell there. And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the land1 which the LORD Sware unto our fathers

XXV. 1 that.. may; 2 fault. . (a certain);

XXVI. 2 earth. . of.. place; 3 go..

3 and 5 child.. a; 6 put; 7 let.. my; 8 (to it); 9 that.. will; 12 not.. her; 15 (But).. lengthened in; 16 and; 17 when.. were come; 18 (even); 19 (it). country. = [34]

4 for to give us. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of 5 the LORD thy God. And thou shalt answer and say before the LORD thy God, A 1Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few lin number'; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: *6 and the Egyptians evil entreated us,

and afflicted us, and laid upon us 7 hard bondage: and we cried unto the LORD, the God of our fathers, land' the LORD heard our voice, and Isaw our affliction, and our 'toil', 8 and our oppression: and the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with (9 wonders: and he hath brought us

into this place, and hath given us this land, a land 'flowing' with milk 10 and honey. And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit! of the 'ground', which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy 11 God: and thou shalt rejoice in 'all the good which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is 'in the midst of thee'.

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When thou hast made an end of tithing all the 'tithe' of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, 'to the stranger, 'to' the fatherless, and 'to' the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and 13 be filled; land' thou shalt say before

the LORD thy God, I have 'put' away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandment' which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed any of thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them: (14 °I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I 'put' away thereof, 'being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, 'I' have done according to all that thou hast

1 Heb. Aramean.

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This day the LORD thy God 'commandeth thee to do these statutes and judgements: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, *(17 and with all thy soul. Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and 'that thou shouldest' walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgements, and hearken unto his voice: 18 and the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be lal peculiar people 'unto himself, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his 19 commandments; and to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, 3in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be 'an! holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.

271 And Moses 'and' the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment' which I 2 command you this day. And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and 3 plaister them with plaister: and thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land 'flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath promised thee. And it shall be when ye are passed' over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister 5 them with plaister. And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up 'no' iron tool upon them. 6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of unhewn' stones : and thou shalt offer burnt offerings 7 thereon unto the LORD thy God: and thou shalt 'sacrifice! peace offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God.

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VERSION OF 1611.-5 speak.. with a; 7 when.. looked on..labour; 9 (even).. that floweth; 10 firstfruits.. land: 11 every.. thing.. among you; 12 tithes. . and hast given; 13 then.. brought.. commandments; 14 taken.. (ought). . for any.. use.. . (ought).. (but).. and; 15 land.. that floweth; 16 hath commanded; 17 to.. . (to).. (to); 18 his; 19 a. XXVII. 1 with.. commandments; 2 you; 3 that floweth; 4 Therefore. . be gone; 5 not. .any; 6 whole; 7 offer. = [53]

8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

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And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep silence', and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people 10 of the LORD thy God. "Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

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upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are 'passed over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Ben13 jamin: and these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, 14 and Naphtali. And the Levites shall lanswer, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

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Cursed be the man that maketh 'a' graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and 'setteth' it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that wresteth the judgement of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret'. people shall say, Amen.

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28(1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above 2 all the nations of the earth and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD 3 thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in 4 the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the young' of 5 thy flock. Blessed shall be thy thy kneadingtroughi. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be 7 when thou goest out. "The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before 8 thee seven ways. The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy barns', and in all that thou 'puttest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD 9 thy God giveth thee. "The LORD shall establish thee for anꞌ holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, 10 and walk in his ways. And all 'the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of 11 thee. And the LORD shall make thee plenteous "for good', in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground. in the land which the LORD sware 12 unto thy fathers to give thee. The LORD shall open unto thee his good 1treasure the heaven to give the rain lof thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thine hand and thou shalt lend unto many nations, 13 and thou shalt not borrow. And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above

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VERSION OF 1611.-9 Take heed; 12 Gerizzim..come; 13 to; 14 speak; 15 any.. putteth.. in a.. place: 19 perverteth; 20 uncovereth; 24 secretly; 26 (all).· XXVIII. 1 (and); 2 on; 4 flocks.. sheep; 5 store; 7 thy face; 8 storehouses. . settest; 9 a; 10 people; 11 in goods; 12 unto .. his. = [30]

only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to (14 observe and to do them; and shalt

not 'turn aside from any of the words which I command 'you' this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, 16 and overtake thee. °Cursed shalt

thou be in the city, and cursed shalt 17 thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy 'kneadingtrough'. 18 °Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground', the increase of thy kine, and the young' of 19 thy 'flock'. "Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt 20 thou be when thou goest out.

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, Idiscomfiture', and rebuke, in all that thou 'puttest' thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the levill of thy doings, whereby thou hast 21 forsaken me. "The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest 'in' to pos(22 sess it. The LORD shall smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with 'fiery heat', and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. 23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth 24 that is under thee shall be iron. "The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be 25 destroyed. "The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and fro among all the 26 kingdoms of the earth. And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to 27 fray them away. The LORD 'shall'

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smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the 3emerods, and with the Iscurvy', and with the itch, whereof 28 thou canst not be healed. °The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with 29 astonishment of heart: and thou shalt grope at noonday', as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled lalway', and there shall be none tol 30 save thee. "Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build 'an' house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not 31 use the fruit thereof. "Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou (32 shalt have none to 'save theel. Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be Inought' in 'the power of thine hand. 33 °The fruit of thy ground', and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: 34 so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt 35 see. "The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore 'boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot_unto 36) the crown' of thy head. "The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which thou hast not! known, thou nor thy fathers; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples' whither the LORD (38 shall lead thee away'. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the 39 locust shall consume it. Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but ithou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the 'worm' 40 shall eat them. "Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy bor4 See ch. xx. 6, and Lev. xix. 23-25.

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VERSION OF 1611.-13 that; 14 (thou).. go.. thee; 17 store; 18 land. . flocks.. sheep; 20 vexation.. settest.. wickedness; 22 (a)..(a).. (an)..an extreme burning; 25 removed into; 26 no man; 27 will.. botch.. scab; 29 noondays.. evermore.. no man; 30 a.. gather.. grapes; 31 rescue them; 32 (long). . no might; 33 land; 35 botch that cannot..top; 36 neither.. have; 37 nations; 38 (but); 39 worms; 40 coasts. = [47]

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