Deuteronomy 25

1 “When there is a conflict between individuals, let them come to court to judge the case, decide who is innocent, and condemn the guilty person.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:1

2 If the guilty person deserves a beating, the judge will make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes fit for his crime.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:2

3 But he must not be beaten more than 40 lashes, because if he receives more than 40 lashes, your brother will be humiliated in your eyes.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:3

4 “Don’t muzzle an ox while it is threshing grain.”ISV — Deuteronomy 25:4

5 “When two brothers are living together and one of them dies without leaving a son, his widow must not be married outside the family to a foreigner. Instead, the brother-in-law must go to her, take her as his wife, and by doing so perform the duty of a brother-in-law.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:5

6 The firstborn whom she will bear will continue the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be erased from Israel.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:6

7 But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, then she ^{a25:7 Lit. the brother’s wife} must go to the elders at the city gate and declare, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to perform the duty of a brother-in-law in order to preserve the name of his brother in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law.’ISV — Deuteronomy 25:7

8 Then the elders of the city are to summon him and speak with him. If he insists on saying, ‘I don’t want to marry her,’ISV — Deuteronomy 25:8

9 then she is to approach her brother-in-law in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and say in response, ‘May this be done to the man who does not preserve the lineage ^{b25:9 Lit. house} of his brother.’ISV — Deuteronomy 25:9

10 Then his family name in Israel will be known ‘as the family of the one whose sandal was removed.’”ISV — Deuteronomy 25:10

11 “If two men are fighting together, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the grasp of his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes his genitals,ISV — Deuteronomy 25:11

12 you are to cut off her hand. Don’t show any pity.”ISV — Deuteronomy 25:12

13 “Don’t have different weights in your bag—one heavy and one light.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:13

14 Don’t have different measuring devices in your house—one large and one small.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:14

15 You must have honest weights and measuring devices, ^{c25:15 Lit. and an honest and fair device} so you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you,ISV — Deuteronomy 25:15

16 for anyone who does these things—anyone who deals dishonestly—is detestable to the LORD your God.”ISV — Deuteronomy 25:16

17 “Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the road while you were coming out of Egypt,ISV — Deuteronomy 25:17

18 how when you were very tired and weary, they lay in wait for you on the road and eliminated everyone who was lagging behind. They had no fear of God.ISV — Deuteronomy 25:18

19 Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies who surround you in the land that he ^{d25:19 Lit. that the LORD your God} is about to give you to possess as an inheritance, you must completely erase the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven. Don’t forget!”ISV — Deuteronomy 25:19