For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the  Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the  Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.’

For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the  Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the  Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’

Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.

In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer.

Then Moses cried out to the  Lord, and the  Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the  Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.

And he cried to the  Lord, and the  Lord showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.

There the  Lord made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them,

‘These are the laws you are to set before them:

“Now these are the rules that you shall set before them.

If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter.

If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter.

This law also applies if the bull gores a son or a daughter.

If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule.

‘Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.

When Moses went and told the people all the  Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, ‘Everything the  Lord has said we will do.’

Moses came and told the people all the words of the  Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said “All the words that the  Lord has spoken we will do.”

‘Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.

Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.

‘Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions – the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.

“You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it—of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it.

‘Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the  Lord.

So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the  Lord.

Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the  Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the  Lord.

And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the  Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the  Lord regularly.

The priest shall then offer the other as a burnt offering in the prescribed way and make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.

Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.

He brought the burnt offering and offered it in the prescribed way.

And he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the rule.

You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the  Lord your God.

You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the  Lord your God.

Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the  Lord.

You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the  Lord.

But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things,

But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you

‘“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favouritism to the great, but judge your neighbour fairly.

“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

‘“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.

“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.

‘“Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the  Lord.”’

And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the  Lord.”

‘“Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.

“You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.

You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the  Lord your God.”’

You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the  Lord your God.”

‘“Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land.

“Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely.

and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant,

if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant,

For the land will be deserted by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They will pay for their sins because they rejected my laws and abhorred my decrees.

But the land shall be abandoned by them and enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them, and they shall make amends for their iniquity, because they spurned my rules and their soul abhorred my statutes.

These are the decrees, the laws and the regulations that the  Lord established at Mount Sinai between himself and the Israelites through Moses.

These are the statutes and rules and laws that the  Lord made between himself and the people of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.

Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with all its rules and regulations.’

On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its rules you shall keep it.”

‘“A foreigner residing among you is also to celebrate the  Lord’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.”’

And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the  Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native.”

the same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you.”’

One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you.”

and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the  Lord, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.

then if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, all the congregation shall offer one bull from the herd for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the  Lord, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the rule, and one male goat for a sin offering.

So Moses brought their case before the  Lord,

Moses brought their case before the  Lord.

If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to have the force of law for the Israelites, as the  Lord commanded Moses.”’

And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the  Lord commanded Moses.’”

He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by enquiring of the Urim before the  Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.’

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the  Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.”

These are in addition to the monthly and daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and drink offerings as specified. They are food offerings presented to the  Lord, a pleasing aroma.

besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the  Lord.

With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

With the bull, the ram and the lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.

and the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities;

They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.

The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

the assembly must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.

then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, in accordance with these rules.

‘“This is to have the force of law for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.

And these things shall be for a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.

These are the commands and regulations the  Lord gave through Moses to the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

These are the commandments and the rules that the  Lord commanded through Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.’

You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’

Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the  Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

“And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the  Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the  Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it.

See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the  Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.

And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?

And the  Lord directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

And the  Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, that you might do them in the land that you are going over to possess.

These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they came out of Egypt

These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt,

Moses summoned all Israel and said:

Hear, Israel, the decrees and the laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them.

And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.

But you stay here with me so that I may give you all the commands, decrees and laws that you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess.’

But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you the whole commandment and the statutes and the rules that you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land that I am giving them to possess.’

These are the commands, decrees and laws the  Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,

“Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules —that the  Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it,

In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the  Lord our God has commanded you?’

“When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the  Lord our God has commanded you?’

Therefore, take care to follow the commands, decrees and laws I give you today.

You shall therefore be careful to do the commandment and the statutes and the rules that I command you today.

If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the  Lord your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your ancestors.

“And because you listen to these rules and keep and do them, the  Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that he swore to your fathers.

Be careful that you do not forget the  Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

“Take care lest you forget the  Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today,

He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.