Deu 22 | ABEn | STEP | In beholding the calf of your brother or of his sheep wandering in the way, do not overlook them; by returning you shall return them to your brother, and you shall give them back to him.

Deuteronomy 22

CHAPTER 22 Social and Domestic Laws

1 In beholding the calf of your brother or of his sheep wandering in the way, do not overlook them; by returning you shall return them to your brother, and you shall give them back to him. 2 And if [²is not ³near ¹your brother] to you, nor do you know him, you shall bring them inside into your house; and it shall be with you until whenever [²should seek ³them ¹your brother], and you shall give them back to him. 3 So shall you do for his donkey, and so you shall do for his garment, and so you shall do according to all loss of your brother; as much as should perish of his, and you should find them, you shall not be able to overlook. 4 You shall not see the donkey of your brother, or his calf fallen in the way, and not overlook them; by raising you shall raise them up for him. 5 [³shall not ⁴be ¹The items ²of a man] upon a woman, nor should [²put on ¹a man ⁴apparel ³feminine], for [⁵an abomination ⁶to the lord ⁷your God ⁴is ¹every one ²doing ³these things]. 6 And if you should meet with a nest of birds before your face in the way, or upon any tree, or upon the ground -- young chicks or eggs, and the mother should be incubating upon the young, or upon the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the offspring. 7 By discharge you shall send off the mother, but the offspring you shall take to yourself; that [²good ³for you ¹it should be], and [²of many days ¹you shall be]. 8 And if you should build [²house ¹a new], then you shall make a rim for your roof, and you will not cause carnage in your house if should fall one falling from it. 9 You shall not scatter abroad your vineyard diverse seed, that [³should not ⁴be sanctified ¹the ²produce], and the seed which ever you should sow with the produce of your vineyard. 10 You shall not plow with a calf and donkey upon the same yoke. 11 You shall not put on commingled wool and flax upon the same garment. 12 A twisted fringe you shall make for yourself upon the four decorative hems of your wrap-around garments, which ever you should put around yourself by them. 13 And if any should take a wife, and should live with her, and should detest her, 14 and should place upon her [²offered as an excuse ¹words], and should bring upon her [²name ¹a bad], and should say, [³woman ²this ¹I took], and drawing near to her, I did not find her tokens of virginity. 15 And taking, the father of the child and the mother, they shall bring forth the tokens of the virginity of the child to the council of elders at the gate. 16 And [⁵shall say ¹the ²father ³of the ⁴child] to the council of elders, [²daughter ³of mine ¹This] I gave to this man as wife, and he is detesting her. 17 He now places upon her [²offered as an excuse ¹words], saying, I did not find [²of your daughter ¹tokens of virginity]; and these are the tokens of virginity of my daughter. And they shall unfold the garment worn by her before the council of elders of the city. 18 And [⁴shall take ¹the ²council of elders ³of that city] that man, and they shall correct him, 19 and shall penalize him a hundred shekels, and shall give them to the father of the young woman, because he brought [²name ¹a bad] upon an Israelite virgin, and she shall be his wife; he shall not be able to send her away at any time. 20 But if in truth [²be ¹this word], and [²should not ³be found ¹tokens of virginity] to the young woman; 21 then they shall lead the young woman unto the doors [²house ¹of her father's], and [⁴shall stone ⁵her ⁶with stones ¹the ²men ³of her city], and she shall die; for she did folly among the sons of Israel, to fornicate the house of her father. And you shall lift away the wicked from yourselves of them. 22 And if [²should be found ¹a man] going to bed with a wife living with a husband, you shall kill both, the man going to bed with the wife, and the wife; and you shall lift away the wickedness from Israel. 23 And if there be [²child ¹a virgin] being espoused to a man, and [²finding ³her ¹a man] in the city should have gone to bed with her; 24 you shall lead out both unto the gate of their city, and they shall be stoned with stones, and they shall die; the young woman, for she did not yell out in the city; and the man, for he humbled the wife of his neighbor; and you shall lift away the evil from yourselves of them. 25 But if in a plain [²should find ¹a man] a girl, being espoused; and using force should go to bed with her, you shall kill the man, the one going to bed with her only; 26 for the young woman shall not do anything, there is no [³to the ⁴young woman ¹sin ²worthy of death]. For as if any [²should rise up ¹man] against his neighbor, and should do murder taking his life, thus this thing, 27 for in the field he found her; [⁴yelled ¹the ²young woman ³being espoused], and was there no one helping her. 28 And if any should find the [²child ¹virgin], whoever was not espoused, and using force on her, he went to bed with her, and he should be found, 29 [⁶shall give ¹the ²man ³going to bed ⁴with ⁵her] to the father of the young woman fifty double-drachmas of silver, and she will be his wife, because he humbled her; he will not be able to send her away at any time. 30 [²shall not ³take ¹A man] the wife of his father, and shall not uncover the marriage veil of his father.