Exodus 22:18-31

New International Version

¹⁸ “Do not allow a sorceress^(A) to live.

¹⁹ “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal^(B) is to be put to death.

²⁰ “Whoever sacrifices to any god^(C) other than the Lord must be destroyed.^[a](D)

²¹ “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,^(E) for you were foreigners^(F) in Egypt.

²² “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.^{(G) 23} If you do and they cry out^(H) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.^{(I) 24} My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.^(J)

²⁵ “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.^{(K) 26} If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge,^(L) return it by sunset, ²⁷ because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in?^(M) When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.^(N)

²⁸ “Do not blaspheme God^[b](O) or curse^(P) the ruler of your people.^(Q)

²⁹ “Do not hold back offerings^(R) from your granaries or your vats.^[c]

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.^{(S) 30} Do the same with your cattle and your sheep.^(T) Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.^(U)

³¹ “You are to be my holy people.^(V) So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts;^(W) throw it to the dogs.