Deuteronomy 24

1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her, then let him 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 man’s wife.

3 And if the latter husband hates her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, which took her to be his wife;

4 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 יהוה; and you shalt not cause the land to sin, which יהוה your God (Elohim) giveth you for an inheritance.

5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business; but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge, for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Yisrael, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and you shalt put evil away from among you.

8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests (kohanim) the Levites (Lewiyim) shall teach you; as I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.

9 Remember what יהוה your God (Elohim) did unto Miryam by the way, after that you were come forth out of Egypt (Mitsrayim).

10 When you dost lend your brother any thing, you shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

11 You shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom you dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto you.

12 And if the man be poor, you shalt not sleep with his pledge.

13 In any case you shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless you; and it shall be righteousness unto you before יהוה your God (Elohim).

14 You shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of your brethren, or of your strangers that are in your land within your gates.

15 At his day you shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor and setteth his heart upon it; lest he cry against you unto יהוה, and it be sin unto you.

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.

17 You shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge.

18 But you shalt remember that you wast a bondman in Egypt (Mitsrayim), and יהוה your God (Elohim) redeemed you thence; therefore I command you to do this thing.

19 When you cuttest down your harvest in your field, and have forgot a sheaf in the field, you shalt not go again to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that יהוה your God (Elohim) may bless you in all the work of your hands.

20 When you beatest your olive tree, you shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

21 When you gatherest the grapes of your vineyard, you shalt not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

22 And you shalt remember that you wast a bondman in the land of Egypt (Mitsrayim); therefore I command you to do this thing.”