Chapter 22

Thou shalt not see⁴ thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray,¹² and hide⁹⁸ thyself from them: thou shalt in any case⁵³ bring them again⁵⁵ unto thy brother.

And if thy brother [be] not nigh unto thee, or if thou know¹ him not, then thou shalt bring¹ it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek² after it, and thou shalt restore⁵² it to him again.

In like manner shalt thou do⁴ with his ass; and so shalt thou do⁴ with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost,⁴ and thou hast found,¹ shalt thou do⁴ likewise: thou mayest⁴ not hide⁹⁹ thyself.

Thou shalt not see⁴ thy brother's ass or his ox fall down⁶ by the way, and hide⁹⁸ thyself from them: thou shalt surely⁵³ help him to lift [them] up again.⁵⁵

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on⁴ a woman's garment: for all that do⁶ so [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.

If a bird's nest chance¹¹ to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, [whether they be] young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting⁶ upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take⁴ the dam with the young:

[But] thou shalt in any wise¹⁵ let the dam go,¹⁷ and take⁴ the young to thee; that it may be well⁴ with thee, and [that] thou mayest prolong⁵² [thy] days.

When thou buildest⁴ a new house, then thou shalt make¹ a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring⁴ not blood upon thine house, if any man⁶ fall⁴ from thence.

Thou shalt not sow⁴ thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown,⁴ and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.⁴

Thou shalt not plow⁴ with an ox and an ass together.

Thou shalt not wear⁴ a garment of divers sorts, [as] of woollen and linen together.

Thou shalt make⁴ thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest¹⁷ [thyself].

If any man take⁴ a wife, and go in¹ unto her, and hate¹ her,

And give¹ occasions of speech against her, and bring up⁵² an evil name upon her, and say,¹ I took¹ this woman, and when I came⁴ to her, I found¹ her not a maid:

Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take¹ and bring forth⁵² [the tokens of] the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:

And the damsel's father shall say¹ unto the elders, I gave¹ my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth⁴ her;

And, lo, he hath given¹ occasions of speech [against her], saying,² I found¹ not thy daughter a maid; and yet these [are the tokens of] my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread¹ the cloth before the elders of the city.

And the elders of that city shall take¹ that man and chastise¹⁴ him;

And they shall amerce¹ him in an hundred [shekels] of silver, and give¹ [them] unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up⁵² an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may⁴ not put her away¹⁵ all his days.

But if this thing be true, [and the tokens of] virginity be not found⁸ for the damsel:

Then they shall bring out⁵² the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone¹ her with stones that she die:¹ because she hath wrought¹ folly in Israel, to play the whore² in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away¹⁴ from among you.

If a man be found¹¹ lying⁶ with a woman married⁷ to an husband, then they shall both of them die,¹ [both] the man that lay⁶ with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away¹⁴ evil from Israel.

If a damsel [that is] a virgin be betrothed³⁰ unto an husband, and a man find¹ her in the city, and lie¹ with her;

Then ye shall bring them both out⁵² unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone¹ them with stones that they die;¹ the damsel, because ¹⁶⁹⁷ she cried¹ not, [being] in the city; and the man, because ¹⁶⁹⁷ he hath humbled¹⁴ his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away¹⁴ evil from among you.

But if a man find⁴ a betrothed³⁰ damsel in the field, and the man force⁵² her, and lie¹ with her: then the man only that lay¹ with her shall die:¹

But unto the damsel thou shalt do⁴ nothing; [there is] in the damsel no sin [worthy] of death: for as when a man riseth⁴ against his neighbour, and slayeth¹ him, even so [is] this matter:

For he found¹ her in the field, [and] the betrothed³⁰ damsel cried,¹ and [there was] none to save⁵⁶ her.

If a man find⁴ a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed,²⁷ and lay hold¹ on her, and lie¹ with her, and they be found;⁸

Then the man that lay⁶ with her shall give¹ unto the damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled¹⁴ her, he may⁴ not put her away¹⁵ all his days.

A man shall not take⁴ his father's wife, nor discover¹⁷ his father's skirt.