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Exodus 22:21
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Exodus 22:21
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21 (A) Do not mistreat or abuse foreigners who live among you. Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt.
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Exodus 22:21
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Exodus 22:21
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Exodus 22:21
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Exodus 22:21
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21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 24:17
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Deuteronomy 24:17
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Don't Mistreat the Powerless
Moses said to Israel:
17 (A) Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly. And if you lend money to a widow and want to keep something of hers to guarantee that she will pay you back, don't take any of her clothes.
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Deuteronomy 24:17
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Deuteronomy 24:17
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17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless(A) of justice,(B) or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:17
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Deuteronomy 24:17
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17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
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Deuteronomy 24:18
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Deuteronomy 24:18
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18 You were slaves in Egypt until the Lord your God rescued you. That's why I am giving you these laws.
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Deuteronomy 24:18
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Deuteronomy 24:18
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18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt(A) and the Lord your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.
Deuteronomy 24:18
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Deuteronomy 24:18
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18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
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Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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14-26 (A) The people of the Levi tribe will speak each curse in a loud voice, then the rest of the people[a] will agree to that curse by saying, “Amen!” Here are the curses:
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who makes an idol or worships idols, even secretly. The Lord is disgusted with idols.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on all who do not show respect for their father and mother.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who moves the rocks that mark property lines.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who tells blind people to go the wrong way.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who keeps the poor from getting justice, whether these poor are foreigners, widows, or orphans.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife; that man has shown no respect for his father's marriage.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who has sex with an animal.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his sister or his half sister or his mother-in-law.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who commits murder, even when there are no witnesses to the crime.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent victim.
We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who refuses to obey his laws.
And so, to each of these curses, the people will answer, “Amen!”
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- 27.14-26 the rest of the people: Or “all the people who are standing on Mount Ebal.”
Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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14 The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:
15 “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol(A)—a thing detestable(B) to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”(C)
16 “Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”(D)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
17 “Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”(E)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
18 “Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”(F)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
19 “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner,(G) the fatherless or the widow.”(H)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
20 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”(I)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
21 “Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”(J)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
22 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”(K)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
23 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”(L)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
24 “Cursed is anyone who kills(M) their neighbor secretly.”(N)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”(O)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
26 “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”(P)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”(Q)
Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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Deuteronomy 27:14-26
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14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth 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.
23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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