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IV. MOSES' SECOND MAJOR ADDRESS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAW chs. 5--26 >
B. An exposition of selected covenant laws 12-25 >
10. Laws arising from the tenth commandment 25:5-19 >
Unfair defense by a wife 25:11-12
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God forbade an Israelite woman from gaining unfair advantage of her husband's adversary in hand-to-hand fighting. This is a rare example of punishment by mutilation in the Pentateuch (cf. Exod. 21:23-25; Lev. 24:19-20; Deut. 19:21).
