You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.

You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off; you must not do this in your land.

You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.

“‘If, however, you do not obey me and keep all these commandments –

How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the Lord has not denounced?

Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

“But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,

Then you came back and wept before the Lord, but he paid no attention to you whatsoever.

Your clothing did not wear out nor did your feet swell all these forty years.

You are children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.

Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

(23:1) A man may not marry his father’s former wife and in this way dishonor his father.

There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.

You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink wine or gather in grapes, because worms will eat them.

a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed.

So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

She said, “Did I ask my master for a son? Didn’t I say, ‘Don’t mislead me?’”

But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, who had not trusted the Lord their God.