Deuteronomy 25 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

1 “If ^H3588 there is a dispute ^H7379 between ^H996 men ^H376 and they go ^H5066 to court ^H4941 for judgment, and [fn]the judges ^H8199 judge ^H8199 their case, and they justify ^H6663 the righteous ^H6662 and condemn ^H7561 the wicked ^H7563, 2 then it shall be if ^H518 the wicked ^H7563 man ^H7563 [fn]deserves ^H1121 to be struck ^H5221, the judge ^H8199 shall then make him lie ^H5307 down ^H5307 and be struck ^H5221 in his presence ^H6440 with the number ^H4557 of stripes according ^H1767 to his [fn]guilt ^H7564. 3 He may strike ^H5221 him forty ^H705 times ^H705 but no ^H3808 more ^H3254, lest ^H6435 he strike ^H5221 him with many ^H7227 more ^H3254 stripes ^H4347 than ^H5921 these ^H428 and your brother ^H251 be dishonored ^H7034 in your eyes ^H5869.

4 “You shall not muzzle ^H2629 the ox ^H7794 while it is threshing ^H1758.

5 “If ^H3588 brothers ^H251 live ^H3427 together ^H3162 and one ^H259 of them dies ^H4191 and has ^H369 no ^H369 son ^H1121, then the wife ^H802 of the one ^H4191 who ^H4191 died ^H4191 shall not be married outside ^H2351 the family to a strange ^H2114 man ^H376. Her husband’s ^H2993 brother ^H2993 shall go ^H935 in ^H935 to her and take ^H3947 her to himself as wife ^H802 and perform ^H2992 the duty ^H2992 of ^H2992 a ^H2992 husband’s ^H2992 brother ^H2992 to her. 6 And it will be that the firstborn ^H1060 whom ^H834 she bears ^H3205 shall [fn]assume ^H6965 the name ^H8034 of his dead ^H4191 brother ^H251, so that his name ^H8034 will not be blotted ^H4229 out ^H4229 from Israel ^H3478. 7 But if ^H518 the man ^H376 does not desire ^H2654 to take ^H3947 his brother’s ^H2994 wife ^H2994, then his brother’s ^H2994 wife ^H2994 shall go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to the gate ^H8179 to the elders ^H2205 and say ^H559, ‘My husband’s ^H2993 brother ^H2993 refuses ^H3985 to raise ^H6965 up ^H6965 a name ^H8034 for his brother ^H251 in Israel ^H3478; he is ^H14 not willing ^H14 to perform ^H2992 the duty ^H2992 of ^H2992 a ^H2992 husband’s ^H2992 brother ^H2992 to me.’ 8 Then the elders ^H2205 of his city ^H5892 shall summon ^H7121 him and speak ^H1696 to him. And if he stands ^H5975 and says ^H559, ‘I do not desire ^H2654 to take ^H3947 her,’ 9 then his brother’s ^H251 wife ^H2994 shall come ^H5066 to him in the sight ^H5869 of the elders ^H2205 and pull ^H2502 his sandal ^H5275 off ^H4480 H5921 his foot ^H7272 and spit ^H3417 in his face ^H6440; and she shall answer ^H6030 and say ^H559, ‘Thus ^H3602 it is done ^H6213 to the man ^H376 who ^H834 does not build ^H1129 up ^H1129 his brother’s ^H251 house ^H1004.’ 10 And in Israel ^H3478 his name ^H8034 shall be called ^H7121, ‘The house ^H1004 of him whose sandal ^H5275 is removed ^H2502.’

11 “If ^H3588 two men ^H376, a man ^H376 and his brother ^H251, are struggling ^H5327 together ^H3162, and the wife ^H802 of one ^H259 comes ^H7126 near ^H7126 to deliver ^H5337 her husband ^H376 from the hand ^H3027 of the one who is striking ^H5221 him, and she puts ^H7971 out ^H7971 her hand ^H3027 and seizes ^H2388 his genitals ^H4016, 12 then you shall cut ^H7112 off ^H7112 her [fn]hand ^H3709; [fn]you shall not show ^H2347 pity ^H2347.

13 “You shall not have ^H1961 in your bag ^H3599 [fn]differing ^H68 weights ^H68, a large ^H1419 and a small ^H6996. 14 You shall not have ^H1961 in your house ^H1004 [fn]differing ^H374 measures ^H374, a large ^H1419 and a small ^H6996. 15 You shall have ^H1961 a full ^H8003 and just ^H6664 weight ^H68; you shall have ^H1961 a full ^H8003 and just ^H6664 [fn]measure ^H374, that your days ^H3117 may be prolonged ^H748 in the [fn]land ^H127 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 gives ^H5414 you. 16 For everyone ^H3605 who ^H834 does ^H6213 these ^H428 things ^H428, everyone ^H3605 who acts ^H6213 unjustly ^H5766, is an abomination ^H8441 to Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430.

17 “Remember ^H2142 what ^H834 Amalek ^H6002 did ^H6213 to you along the way ^H1870 when you came ^H3318 out ^H3318 from Egypt ^H4714, 18 how ^H834 he met ^H7136 you along the way ^H1870 and attacked ^H2179 among you all ^H3605 the stragglers ^H2826 at your rear ^H310, but you were faint ^H5889 and weary ^H3023; and he did not [fn]fear ^H3372 God ^H430. 19 Therefore it will be ^H1961, when Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has given ^H5117 you rest ^H5117 from all ^H3605 your surrounding ^H5439 enemies ^H340, in the land ^H776 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 gives ^H5414 you as an inheritance ^H5159 to [fn]possess ^H3423, you shall blot ^H4229 out ^H4229 the memory ^H2143 of Amalek ^H6002 from under ^H8478 heaven ^H8064; you must not forget ^H7911.