You are to keepMy statutes.You shall not breedtogethertwokindsof your cattle;you shall not sowyour fieldwith twokindsof seed, norweara garmentupon you of twokindsof materialmixedtogether.
Theseare the sonsof Zibeon:Aiahand Anah--he is the Anahwhofoundthe hotspringsin the wildernesswhen he was pasturingthe donkeysof his fatherZibeon.
The servantsof Absalomdidto Amnonjustas Absalomhad commanded.Then allthe king'ssonsaroseand eachmountedhis muleand fled.
Now Absalomhappened to meetthe servantsof David.For Absalomwas ridingon [his] mule,and the mulewentunderthe thickbranchesof a greatoak.And his headcaughtfastin the oak,so he was lefthangingbetweenheavenand earth,while the mulethat was underhim kept going.
The kingsaidto them, "Takewith you the servantsof your lord,and have my sonSolomonrideon my own mule,and bringhim downto Gihon.
Their horseswere 736;their mules,245;
You are to performMy judgmentsand keepMy statutes,to livein accord with them; I am the LORDyour God.
You shall thus observeallMy statutesand allMy ordinancesand dothem; I am the LORD.'"
You shall keepMy statutesand practicethem; I am the LORDwho sanctifiesyou.
"So you shall keepMy commandments,and dothem; I am the LORD.
You shall thus observeMy statutesand keepMy judgments,so as to carrythem out, that you may livesecurelyon the land.
And He was alsotellingthem a parable:"No onetearsa pieceof clothfrom a newgarmentand putsit on an oldgarment;otherwisehe will bothtearthe new,and the piecefrom the newwill not matchthe old.
But ifit is by grace,it is nolongeron the basisof works,otherwisegraceis no longergrace.
"Now,O Israel,listento the statutesand the judgmentswhichI am teachingyou to perform,sothat you may liveand goin and takepossessionof the landwhichthe LORD,the Godof your fathers,is givingyou.
"See,I have taughtyou statutesand judgmentsjustas the LORDmy Godcommandedme, that you should dothusin the landwhereyou are enteringto possessit.
