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and he also decides that he doesn't want her, so he also writes out divorce papers, gives them to her, and sends her away from his home. Or suppose her second husband dies.

"When a man is newly married, he is not to be drafted into military service or any other public duty; he is to be excused from duty for one year, so that he can stay at home and make his wife happy.

"When you lend someone something, you are not to take as security his millstones used for grinding his grain. This would take away the family's means of preparing food to stay alive.

"When you lend someone something, do not go into his house to get the garment he is going to give you as security;

"If two brothers live on the same property and one of them dies, leaving no son, then his widow is not to be married to someone outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's brother to marry her.

The first son that they have will be considered the son of the dead man, so that his family line will continue in Israel.

But if the dead man's brother does not want to marry her, she is to go before the town leaders and say, ‘My husband's brother will not do his duty; he refuses to give his brother a descendant among the people of Israel.'

his brother's widow is to go up to him in the presence of the town leaders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face, and say, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to give his brother a descendant.'

His family will be known in Israel as ‘the family of the man who had his sandal pulled off.'

Then, in the Lord 's presence you will recite these words: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.

By his great power and strength he rescued us from Egypt. He worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.

"Today the Lord your God commands you to obey all his laws; so obey them faithfully with all your heart.

Today you have acknowledged the Lord as your God; you have promised to obey him, to keep all his laws, and to do all that he commands.

Today the Lord has accepted you as his own people, as he promised you; and he commands you to obey all his laws.

He will make you greater than any other nation that he has created, and you will bring praise and honor to his name. You will be his own people, as he promised."

so obey him and keep all his laws that I am giving you today."

"‘God's curse on anyone who dishonors his father or mother.' "And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!'

"‘God's curse on anyone who disgraces his father by having intercourse with any of his father's wives.' "And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!'

"‘God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his sister or half sister.' "And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!'

"‘God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his mother-in-law.' "And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!'