English Bible Presentation Sharing - Deuteronomy Book, chapter 25, verse 18 in Ncv Version

Deuteronomy 25 : 1 (NCV)

If two people have an argument and go to court, the judges will decide the case. They will declare one person right and the other guilty.

Deuteronomy 25 : 2 (NCV)

If the guilty person has to be punished with a beating, the judge will make that person lie down and be beaten in front of him. The number of lashes should match the crime.

Deuteronomy 25 : 3 (NCV)

But don't hit a person more than forty times, because more than that would disgrace him before others.

Deuteronomy 25 : 4 (NCV)

When an ox is working in the grain, do not cover its mouth to keep it from eating.

Deuteronomy 25 : 5 (NCV)

If two brothers are living together, and one of them dies without having a son, his widow must not marry someone outside her husband's family. Her husband's brother must marry her, which is his duty to her as a brother-in-law.

Deuteronomy 25 : 6 (NCV)

The first son she has counts as the son of the dead brother so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel.

Deuteronomy 25 : 7 (NCV)

But if a man does not want to marry his brother's widow, she should go to the older leaders at the town gate. She should say, "My brother-in-law will not carry on his brother's name in Israel. He refuses to do his duty for me."

Deuteronomy 25 : 8 (NCV)

Then the older leaders of the town must call for the man and talk to him. But if he is stubborn and says, "I don't want to marry her,"

Deuteronomy 25 : 9 (NCV)

the woman must go up to him in front of the leaders. She must take off one of his sandals and spit in his face and say, "This is for the man who won't continue his brother's family!"

Deuteronomy 25 : 10 (NCV)

Then that man's family shall be known in Israel as the Family of the Unsandaled.

Deuteronomy 25 : 11 (NCV)

If two men are fighting and one man's wife comes to save her husband from his attacker, grabbing the attacker by his sex organs,

Deuteronomy 25 : 12 (NCV)

you must cut off her hand. Show her no mercy.

Deuteronomy 25 : 13 (NCV)

Don't carry two sets of weights with you, one heavy and one light.

Deuteronomy 25 : 14 (NCV)

Don't have two different sets of measures in your house, one large and one small.

Deuteronomy 25 : 15 (NCV)

You must have true and honest weights and measures so that you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 25 : 16 (NCV)

The Lord your God hates anyone who is dishonest and uses dishonest measures.

Deuteronomy 25 : 17 (NCV)

Remember what the Amalekites did to you when you came out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 25 : 18 (NCV)

When you were tired and worn out, they met you on the road and attacked all those lagging behind. They were not afraid of God.

Deuteronomy 25 : 19 (NCV)

When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you as your own, you shall destroy any memory of the Amalekites on the earth. Do not forget!