When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.

The Levitical priests – indeed, the entire tribe of Levi – will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the Lord and of his inheritance.

This shall be the priests’ fair allotment from the people who offer sacrifices, whether bull or sheep – they must give to the priest the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

I will personally hold responsible anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet speaks in my name.

You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.

However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.

then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

If you are not pleased with her, then you must let her go where she pleases. You cannot in any case sell her; you must not take advantage of her, since you have already humiliated her.

If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor should a man dress up in women’s clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive to the Lord your God.

You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner in his land.

When you make a vow to the Lord your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he will surely hold you accountable as a sinner.

You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the Lord your God.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do all this.

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; therefore, I am commanding you to do all this.

If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.

When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you occupy it and live in it,

Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.