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Exodus 22:16-28 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

16. “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, he must pay the bride price for her and marry her.

17. But if her father refuses to let him marry her, he must pay the father a sum of money equal to the bride price for a virgin.

18. “Put to death any woman who practises magic.

19. “Put to death any man who has sexual relations with an animal.

20. “Condemn to death anyone who offers sacrifices to any god except to me, the Lord.

21. “Do not ill-treat or oppress a foreigner; remember that you were foreigners in Egypt.

22. Do not ill-treat any widow or orphan.

23. If you do, I, the Lord, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,

24. and I will be angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless.

25. “If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest.

26. If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets,

27. because it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.

28. “Do not speak evil of God, and do not curse a leader of your people.

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