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But houses in small towns without walls are like open country; they can be bought back, and they must be returned to their first owner at Jubilee.

Do not charge him any interest on money you loan to him, but respect your God; let the poor live among you.

You must not rule this person cruelly, but you must respect your God.

and you may even pass them on to your children after you die; you can make them slaves forever. But you must not rule cruelly over your own people, the Israelites.

But he will live like a hired person with the foreigner every year; don't let the foreigner rule cruelly over him.

"‘But if you do not obey me and keep all my commands,

You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not grow any crops, and your trees will not give their fruit.

There will be very little bread to eat; ten women will be able to cook all your bread in one oven. They will measure each piece of bread, and you will eat, but you will still be hungry.

"‘But maybe the people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors; maybe they will admit they turned against me and sinned against me,

But even though this is true, I will not turn away from them when they are in the land of their enemies. I will not hate them so much that I completely destroy them and break my agreement with them, because I am the Lord their God.

But if the person who gives the house wants to buy it back, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price. Then the house will belong to that person again.

But if the person gives the field after the Jubilee, the priest must decide the exact price by counting the number of years to the next year of Jubilee. Then he will subtract that number from its value.

But the Levites must make their camp around the Holy Tent of the Agreement so that I will not be angry with the Israelites. The Levites will take care of the Holy Tent of the Agreement."

"The Israelites should make their camps around the Meeting Tent, but they should not camp too close to it. They should camp under their family flag and banners."

But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the Lord when they offered the wrong kind of fire before the Lord in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests, but anyone else who comes near the holy things must be put to death."

But if that person is dead and does not have any close relatives to receive the payment, the one who did wrong owes the Lord and must pay the priest. In addition, the priest must sacrifice a male sheep to remove the wrong so that the person will belong to the Lord .

No one has to give these holy gifts, but if someone does give them, they belong to the priest.'"

But if her husband has feelings of jealousy and suspects she has sinned—whether she has or not—

But if you have been unfaithful to your husband and have had sexual relations with a man besides him"—