¹ If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:

² Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

³ And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

⁴ And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

⁵ And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

⁶ And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

⁷ And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

⁸ Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

⁹ So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

¹⁰ When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

¹¹ And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

¹² Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

¹³ And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

¹⁴ And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

¹⁵ If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

¹⁶ Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

¹⁷ But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

¹⁸ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

¹⁹ Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

²⁰ And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

²¹ And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

²² And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

²³ His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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¹ If one be found ^H4672 slain ^H2491 in the land ^H127 which the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 giveth ^H5414 thee to possess ^H3423 it, lying ^H5307 in the field, ^H7704 and it be not known ^H3045 who hath slain ^H5221 him:

² Then thy elders ^H2205 and thy judges ^H8199 shall come forth, ^H3318 and they shall measure ^H4058 unto the cities ^H5892 which are round about ^H5439 him that is slain: ^H2491

³ And it shall be, that the city ^H5892 which is next ^H7138 unto the slain man, ^H2491 even the elders ^H2205 of that city ^H5892 shall take ^H3947 an heifer, ^{H1241 H5697} which hath not been wrought with, ^H5647 and which hath not drawn ^H4900 in the yoke; ^H5923

⁴ And the elders ^H2205 of that city ^H5892 shall bring down ^H3381 the heifer ^H5697 unto a rough ^H386 valley, ^H5158 which is neither eared ^H5647 nor sown, ^H2232 and shall strike off ^H6202 the heifer's ^H5697 neck ^H6202 there in the valley: ^H5158

⁵ And the priests ^H3548 the sons ^H1121 of Levi ^H3878 shall come near; ^H5066 for them the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 hath chosen ^H977 to minister ^H8334 unto him, and to bless ^H1288 in the name ^H8034 of the LORD; ^H3068 and by their word ^H6310 shall every controversy ^H7379 and every stroke ^H5061 be tried:

⁶ And all the elders ^H2205 of that city, ^H5892 that are next ^H7138 unto the slain ^H2491 man, shall wash ^H7364 their hands ^H3027 over the heifer ^H5697 that is beheaded ^H6202 in the valley: ^H5158

⁷ And they shall answer ^H6030 and say, ^H559 Our hands ^H3027 have not shed ^H8210 this blood, ^H1818 neither have our eyes ^H5869 seen ^H7200 it.

⁸ Be merciful, ^H3722 O LORD, ^H3068 unto thy people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 whom thou hast redeemed, ^H6299 and lay ^H5414 not innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818 unto thy people ^H5971 of Israel's ^H3478 charge. ^H7130 And the blood ^H1818 shall be forgiven ^H3722 them.

⁹ So shalt thou put away ^H1197 the guilt of innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818 from among ^H7130 you, when thou shalt do ^H6213 that which is right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁰ When thou goest forth ^H3318 to war ^H4421 against thine enemies, ^H341 and the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 hath delivered ^H5414 them into thine hands, ^H3027 and thou hast taken ^H7617 them captive, ^H7628

¹¹ And seest ^H7200 among the captives ^H7633 a beautiful ^{H8389 H3303} woman, ^H802 and hast a desire ^H2836 unto her, that thou wouldest have her ^H3947 to thy wife; ^H802

¹² Then thou shalt bring ^H935 her home ^H8432 to thine house; ^H1004 and she shall shave ^H1548 her head, ^H7218 and pare ^H6213 her nails; ^H6856

¹³ And she shall put ^H5493 the raiment ^H8071 of her captivity ^H7628 from off her, and shall remain ^H3427 in thine house, ^H1004 and bewail ^H1058 her father ^H1 and her mother ^H517 a full ^H3117 month: ^H3391 and after ^H310 that thou shalt go ^H935 in unto her, and be her husband, ^H1166 and she shall be thy wife. ^H802

¹⁴ And it shall be, if thou have no delight ^H2654 in her, then thou shalt let her go ^H7971 whither she will; ^H5315 but thou shalt not sell ^H4376 her at all ^H4376 for money, ^H3701 thou shalt not make merchandise ^H6014 of her, because ^H834 thou hast humbled ^H6031 her.

¹⁵ If a man ^H376 have two ^H8147 wives, ^H802 one ^H259 beloved, ^H157 and another ^H259 hated, ^H8130 and they have born ^H3205 him children, ^H1121 both the beloved ^H157 and the hated; ^H8130 and if the firstborn ^H1060 son ^H1121 be hers that was hated: ^H8146

¹⁶ Then it shall be, when ^H3117 he maketh his sons ^H1121 to inherit ^H5157 that which he hath, that he may ^H3201 not make the son ^H1121 of the beloved ^H157 firstborn ^H1069 before ^H6440 the son ^H1121 of the hated, ^H8130 which is indeed the firstborn: ^H1060

¹⁷ But he shall acknowledge ^H5234 the son ^H1121 of the hated ^H8130 for the firstborn, ^H1060 by giving ^H5414 him a double ^H8147 portion ^H6310 of all that he hath: ^H4672 for he is the beginning ^H7225 of his strength; ^H202 the right ^H4941 of the firstborn ^H1062 is his.

¹⁸ If a man ^H376 have a stubborn ^H5637 and rebellious ^H4784 son, ^H1121 which will not obey ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of his father, ^H1 or the voice ^H6963 of his mother, ^H517 and that, when they have chastened ^H3256 him, will not hearken ^H8085 unto them:

¹⁹ Then shall his father ^H1 and his mother ^H517 lay hold ^H8610 on him, and bring him out ^H3318 unto the elders ^H2205 of his city, ^H5892 and unto the gate ^H8179 of his place; ^H4725

²⁰ And they shall say ^H559 unto the elders ^H2205 of his city, ^H5892 This our son ^H1121 is stubborn ^H5637 and rebellious, ^H4784 he will not obey ^H8085 our voice; ^H6963 he is a glutton, ^H2151 and a drunkard. ^H5433

²¹ And all the men ^H582 of his city ^H5892 shall stone ^H7275 him with stones, ^H68 that he die: ^H4191 so shalt thou put ^H1197 evil ^H7451 away ^H1197 from among ^H7130 you; and all Israel ^H3478 shall hear, ^H8085 and fear. ^H3372

²² And if a man ^H376 have committed a sin ^H2399 worthy of ^H4941 death, ^H4194 and he be to be put to death, ^H4191 and thou hang ^H8518 him on a tree: ^H6086

²³ His body ^H5038 shall not remain all night ^H3885 upon the tree, ^H6086 but thou shalt in any wise ^H6912 bury ^H6912 him that day; ^H3117 (for he that is hanged ^H8518 is accursed ^H7045 of God;) ^H430 that thy land ^H127 be not defiled, ^H2930 which the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 giveth ^H5414 thee for an inheritance. ^H5159

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¹ If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;

² then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

³ and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

⁴ and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

⁵ And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

⁶ And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

⁷ and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

⁸ Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood `to remain' in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

⁹ So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

¹⁰ When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

¹¹ and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;

¹² then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

¹³ and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

¹⁴ And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

¹⁵ If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;

¹⁶ then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:

¹⁷ but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.

¹⁸ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

¹⁹ then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

²⁰ and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

²¹ And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

²² And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;

²³ his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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¹ `When one is found slain on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it -- fallen in a field -- it is not known who hath smitten him,

² then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which `are' round about the slain one,

³ and it hath been, the city which `is' near unto the slain one, even the elders of that city have taken a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in the yoke,

⁴ and the elders of that city have brought down the heifer unto a hard valley, which is not tilled nor sown, and have beheaded there the heifer in the valley.

⁵ `And the priests, sons of Levi, have come nigh -- for on them hath Jehovah thy God fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth is every strife, and every stroke --

⁶ and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

⁷ and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen --

⁸ receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,

⁹ and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah.

¹⁰ `When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God hath given them into thy hand, and thou hast taken captive its captivity,

¹¹ and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

¹² then thou hast brought her in unto the midst of thy household, and she hath shaved her head, and prepared her nails,

¹³ and turned aside the raiment of her captivity from off her, and hath dwelt in thy house, and bewailed her father and her mother a month of days, and afterwards thou dost go in unto her and hast married her, and she hath been to thee for a wife:

¹⁴ `And it hath been -- if thou hast not delighted in her, that thou hast sent her away at her desire, and thou dost not at all sell her for money; thou dost not tyrannize over her, because that thou hast humbled her.

¹⁵ `When a man hath two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and they have borne to him sons (the loved one and the hated one), and the first-born son hath been to the hated one;

¹⁶ then it hath been, in the day of his causing his sons to inherit that which he hath, he is not able to declare first-born the son of the loved one, in the face of the son of the hated one -- the first-born.

¹⁷ But the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he `is' the beginning of his strength; to him `is' the right of the first-born.

¹⁸ `When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious -- he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them --

¹⁹ then laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place,

²⁰ and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son -- this one -- is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice -- a glutton and drunkard;

²¹ and all the men of his city have stoned him with stones, and he hath died, and thou hast put away the evil out of thy midst, and all Israel do hear and fear.

²² `And when there is in a man a sin -- a cause of death, and he hath been put to death, and thou hast hanged him on a tree,

²³ his corpse doth not remain on the tree, for thou dost certainly bury him in that day -- for a thing lightly esteemed of God `is' the hanged one -- and thou dost not defile thy ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance.

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¹ If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath smitten him,

² then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain;

³ and the city that is nearest unto him that is slain, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer that hath not been wrought with, that hath not drawn in the yoke;

⁴ and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto an ever-flowing watercourse, which is not tilled, nor is it sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the watercourse;

⁵ and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to do service unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall be every controversy and every stroke.

⁶ And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse,

⁷ and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

⁸ Forgive thy people Israel, whom thou, Jehovah, hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel; and the blood shall be expiated for them.

⁹ So shalt thou put away innocent blood from thy midst, when thou shalt do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

¹⁰ When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou hast taken captives of them,

¹¹ and thou seest among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and hast a desire unto her, and takest her as thy wife;

¹² then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

¹³ and she shall put the clothes of her captivity from off her, and shall abide in thy house, and bewail her father and mother a full month, and afterwards thou mayest go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

¹⁴ And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go according to her desire; but thou shalt in no wise sell her for money; thou shalt not treat her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

¹⁵ If a man have two wives, one beloved, and one hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated, and the firstborn son be hers that was hated;

¹⁶ then it shall be, in the day that he maketh his sons to inherit what he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;

¹⁷ but he shall acknowledge as firstborn the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that is found with him; for he is the firstfruits of his vigour: the right of the firstborn is his.

¹⁸ If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;

¹⁹ then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

²⁰ and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is unmanageable and rebellious, he hearkeneth not unto our voice; he is a profligate and a drunkard.

²¹ And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. And thou shalt put evil away from thy midst; and all Israel shall hear and fear.

²² And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou have hanged him on a tree,

²³ his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day (for he that is hanged is a curse of God); and thou shalt not defile thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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¹ If one be found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him;

² then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are round about him who is slain:

³ and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;

⁴ and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

⁵ The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Yahweh; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

⁶ All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

⁷ and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

⁸ Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don't allow innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of your people Israel. The blood shall be forgiven them.

⁹ So shall you put away the innocent blood from the midst of you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

¹⁰ When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive,

¹¹ and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;

¹² then you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

¹³ and she shall put the clothing of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in your house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that you shall go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

¹⁴ It shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her at all for money, you shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her.

¹⁵ If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated;

¹⁶ then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn:

¹⁷ but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

¹⁸ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them;

¹⁹ then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;

²⁰ and they shall tell the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

²¹ All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shall you put away the evil from the midst of you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

²² If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree;

²³ his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don't defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.

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¹ If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:

² Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;

³ And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

⁴ And they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken:

⁵ Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

⁶ And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,

⁷ Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.

⁸ Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

⁹ So you will take away the crime of a death without cause from among you, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

¹⁰ When you go out to war against other nations, and the Lord your God gives them up into your hands and you take them as prisoners;

¹¹ If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;

¹² Then take her back to your house; and let her hair and her nails be cut;

¹³ And let her take off the dress in which she was made prisoner and go on living in your house and weeping for her father and mother for a full month: and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she will be your wife.

¹⁴ But if you have no delight in her, you are to let her go wherever she will; you may not take a price for her as if she was your property, for you have made use of her for your pleasure.

¹⁵ If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:

¹⁶ Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

¹⁷ But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

¹⁸ If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

¹⁹ Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

²⁰ And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.

²¹ Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.

²² If a man does a crime for which the punishment is death, and he is put to death by hanging him on a tree;

²³ Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.