Miscellaneous Laws

Deuteronomy 25

11 "If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, 12 "then you shall cut off her hand; o your eye shall not pity her.

13 p "You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. 14 "You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. 15 "You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, q that your days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD your God is giving you. 16 "For r all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are 1 an abomination to the LORD your God.

17 s "Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, 18 "how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he t did not fear God. 19 "Therefore it shall be, u when the LORD your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, that you will v blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You shall not forget.

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 7:2
    And when the LORD your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them.
    Deuteronomy 19:13
    Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:35 - 37
    You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.
    Proverbs 11:1
    Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.
    Proverbs 20:23
    Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, And dishonest scales are not good.
    Ezekiel 45:10
    You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.
    Micah 6:11
    Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights?
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 20:12
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 11:1
    Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.
    1 Thessalonians 4:6
    That no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 17:8 - 16
    Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
    1 Samuel 15:1 - 3
    Samuel also said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the LORD.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 36:1
    An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
    Romans 3:18
    "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
  7. Cross References
    1 Samuel 15:3
    'Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'"
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 17:14
    Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
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