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"If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord .

"No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord .

The camp must be holy, for the Lord your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he will turn away from you.

When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the Lord your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the Lord your God.

"When you make a vow to the Lord your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the Lord your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin.

the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the Lord . You must not bring guilt upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession.

"It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.

If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.

"Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.

"True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow's garment as security for her debt.

"When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don't go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all you do.

When you beat the olives from your olive trees, don't go over the boughs twice. Leave the remaining olives for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.

When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don't glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.

put some of the first produce from each crop you harvest into a basket and bring it to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored.

‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father's wives, for he has violated his father.' And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.'

"The Lord himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.

Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away.

You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won't be able to help them.

"You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops.

You will plant vineyards and care for them, but you will not drink the wine or eat the grapes, for worms will destroy the vines.