They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
Deuteronomy 24:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the Israelites and treats him as a slave or a servant or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall put evil from among you. American Standard Version (1901) If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. Common English Bible If someone is caught kidnapping their fellow Israelites, intending to enslave the Israelite or sell them, that kidnapper must die. Remove such evil from your community! Catholic Public Domain Version If a man has been caught soliciting his brother among the sons of Israel, and selling him in order to receive a price, then he shall be put to death. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man be found soliciting his brother of the children of Israel, and selling him shall take a price, he shall be put to death: and thou shalt take away the evil from the midst of thee. |
They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.
‘Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your goods.
‘If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,
The witnesses’ hands are to be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from you.
you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from you.
‘Do not take a pair of grindstones or even the upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.
for the sexually immoral and males who have sex with males, for slave traders, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching
cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves #– #human lives.