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but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the LORD your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your resident who stays with you.

However, Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you will not sin."

"If he comes alone, he shall leave alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall leave with him.

then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

"And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

"Now if people have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

"And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

"Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide.

"And if someone borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution.

"If its owner is with it, the borrower shall not be compelled to make restitution. If it is hired, it came by its hire.

"If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

"Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.

and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

"You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother for seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.

"You shall not give a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

"You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to join together with a crowd in order to pervert justice;

"If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall not leave it helpless for its owner; you must arrange the load with him.

but in the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie uncultivated, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the animal of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

"For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as the stranger residing with you, may refresh themselves.

"You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning.