Of divorce.

1 ¶ When² a manº hath takenºª a wife,º and marriedºª her, and it come to pass² that² she findºª no² favourº in his eyes,º because² he hath foundºª someº uncleannessº in her: then let him writeºª her a billº of divorcement,º and giveºª [it] in her hand,º and sendºª her out of his house.º² 2 And when she is departed² out¹ª of his house,º² she may goºª and be² anotherº man'sº [wife]. 3 And [if] the latterº husbandº hateºª her, and writeºª her a billº of divorcement,º and givethºª [it] in her hand,º and sendethºª her out of his house;º² or² if² the latterº husbandº die,ºª which² tookºª her [to be] his wife;º 4 Her formerº husband,º which² sent her away,ºª mayºª not² takeºª her againºª to be² his wife,º after¹ that²² she is defiled;ºª for² that² [is] abominationº beforeº the LORD:º and thou shalt not² cause² the landº to sin,ºª which² the LORDº thy Godº givethºª thee [for] an inheritance.º

A new married man goeth not to war.

5 ¶ When² a manº hath takenºª a newº wife,º he shall not² go outºª to war,º neither² shall he be chargedºª with² any² business:º [but] he shall be² freeº at homeº oneº year,º and shall cheer upºª² his wifeº which² he hath taken.ºª

Of pledges.

6 ¶ No² man shall takeºª the netherº or the upper² millstone¹² to pledge:ºª for² he² takethºª [a man's] lifeº to pledge.ºª

Of manstealers.

7 ¶ If² a manº be foundºª stealingºª anyº of his brethrenº² of the childrenº² of Israel,º and maketh merchandiseºª of him, or sellethºª him; then that² thiefº shall die;ºª and thou shalt put¹ª evil¹ awayºª² from amongº² you.

Of leprosy.

8 ¶ Take heedºª in the plagueº of leprosy,º that thou observeºª diligently,º and doºª according to all² that² the priestsº the Levitesº shall teachºª you: as² I commandedºª them, [so] ye shall observeºª to do.ºª 9 Rememberºª² what² the LORDº thy Godº didºª unto Miriamº by the way,º after that ye were come forthºª out of Egypt.º²

Of pledges.

10 ¶ When² thou dost lendºª thy brotherº anyº thing,º thou shalt not² goºª into² his houseº to fetchºª his pledge.º 11 Thou shalt standºª abroad,º and the manº to whom² thou² dost lendºª shall bring outºª² the pledgeº abroadº unto² thee. 12 And if² the manº [be] poor,º thou shalt not² sleepºª with his pledge:º 13 In any case¹ª thou shalt deliverºª him² the pledgeº again¹ª when the sunº goeth down,ºª that he may sleepºª in his own raiment,º and blessºª thee: and it shall be² righteousnessº unto thee beforeº the LORDº thy God.º

The hire is to be given.

14 ¶ Thou shalt not² oppressºª an hired servantº [that is] poorº and needy,º [whether he be] of thy brethren,º² or² of thy strangersº² that² [are] in thy landº within thy gates:º 15 At his dayº thou shalt giveºª [him] his hire,º neither² shall the sunº go downºª upon² it; for² he² [is] poor,º and settethºª² his heartº upon² it: lest² he cryºª against² thee unto² the LORD,º and it be² sinº unto thee.

Of justice.

16 The fathersº shall not² be put to deathºª for² the children,º neither² shall the childrenº be put to deathºª for² the fathers:º every manº shall be put to deathºª for his own sin.º

17 ¶ Thou shalt not² pervertºª the judgmentº of the stranger,º [nor] of the fatherless;º nor² takeºª a widow'sº raimentº to pledge:ºª 18 But thou shalt rememberºª that² thou wast² a bondmanº in Egypt,º and the LORDº thy Godº redeemedºª thee thence:²² therefore²² I² commandºª thee to doºª² this² thing.º

Of charity.

19 ¶ When² thou cuttest downºª thine harvestº in thy field,º and hast forgotºª a sheafº in the field,º thou shalt not² go againºª to fetchºª it: it shall be² for the stranger,º for the fatherless,º and for the widow:º that² the LORDº thy Godº may blessºª thee in all² the workº of thine hands.º 20 When² thou beatestºª thine olive tree,º thou shalt not² go over the boughsºª again:º it shall be² for the stranger,º for the fatherless,º and for the widow.º 21 When² thou gatherest¹ª the grapes² of thy vineyard,º thou shalt not² gleanºª [it] afterward:º it shall be² for the stranger,º for the fatherless,º and for the widow.º 22 And thou shalt rememberºª that² thou wast² a bondmanº in the landº of Egypt:º therefore²² I² commandºª thee to doºª² this² thing.º