Deuteronomy 25:1

AMP: “If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,

ASV: If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

BSB: If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

DARBY: If there be a controversy between men, and they resort to judgment, and they judge [their case]; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

DRA: If there be a controversy between men, and they call upon the judges: they shall give the prize of justice to him whom they perceive to be just: and him whom they find to be wicked, they shall condemn of wickedness.

KJV: If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Deuteronomy 25:2

AMP: then it shall be that if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with a [certain] number of stripes in proportion to his offense.

ASV: and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

BSB: If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.

DARBY: And it shall be if the wicked man have deserved to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and be beaten before his face, according to the measure of his wickedness with a certain number [of stripes].

DRA: And if they see that the offender be worthy of stripes: they shall lay him down, and shall cause him to be beaten before them. According to the measure of the sin shall the measure also of the stripes be:

KJV: And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

Deuteronomy 25:3

AMP: He may have him beaten forty times, but no more. He is not to be beaten with more stripes than these and he is not to be degraded [that is, treated like an animal] in your sight.

ASV: Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

BSB: He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

DARBY: With forty [stripes] shall they beat him; they shall not exceed, lest, if they continue to beat him with many stripes above these, thy brother become despicable in thine eyes.

DRA: Yet so, that they exceed not the number of forty: lest thy brother depart shamefully torn before thy eyes.

KJV: Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

Deuteronomy 25:4

AMP: “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of the grain]. [1 Cor 9:9, 10; 1 Tim 5:17, 18]

ASV: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the grain].

BSB: Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

DARBY: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn].

DRA: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out thy corn on the floor.

KJV: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

Deuteronomy 25:5

AMP: “If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, the widow of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall be intimate with her after taking her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.

ASV: If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband`s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband`s brother unto her.

BSB: When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.

DARBY: If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry a stranger abroad: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

DRA: When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry to another: but his brother shall take her, and raise up seed for his brother:

KJV: If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.

Deuteronomy 25:6

AMP: It shall be that her firstborn [son] will be given the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out of Israel.

ASV: And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

BSB: The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

DARBY: And it shall be, that the firstborn that she beareth shall stand in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name be not blotted out from Israel.

DRA: And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel.

KJV: And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

Deuteronomy 25:7

AMP: But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s [widowed] wife, then she shall go up to the gate [of the city, where court is held] to the elders, and say, ‘My brother-in-law refuses to continue his brother’s name in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband’s brother.’

ASV: And if the man like not to take his brother`s wife, then his brother`s wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband`s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband`s brother unto me.

BSB: But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”

DARBY: But if the man like not to take his brother's wife, his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel: he will not perform for me the duty of a husband's brother.

DRA: But if he will not take his brother's wife, who by law belongeth to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and call upon the ancients, and say: My husband's brother refuseth to raise up his brother's name in Israel: and will not take me to wife.

KJV: And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.

Deuteronomy 25:8

AMP: Then the elders of his city will summon him and speak to him. And if he stands firm and says, ‘I do not want to marry her,’

ASV: Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;

BSB: Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”

DARBY: Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak unto him; and if he stand to it and say, I like not to take her;

DRA: And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to wife:

KJV: Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

Deuteronomy 25:9

AMP: then his brother’s widow shall approach him in the presence of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, ‘So it is done to that man who does not build up his brother’s household.’

ASV: then shall his brother`s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother`s house.

BSB: his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”

DARBY: then shall his brother's wife come near to him before the eyes of the elders, and draw his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that will not build up his brother's house.

DRA: The woman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and say: So shall it be done to the man that will not build up his brother's house:

KJV: Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.

Deuteronomy 25:10

AMP: In Israel his [family] name shall be, ‘The house of him whose sandal was removed.’

ASV: And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

BSB: And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.”

DARBY: And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe drawn off.

DRA: And his name shall be called in Israel, the house of the unshod.

KJV: And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

Deuteronomy 25:11

AMP: “If [two] men, a man and his countryman, are fighting and the wife of one approaches to rescue her husband from the man who is striking him, and she reaches out with her hand and grabs the aggressor’s genitals,

ASV: When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;

BSB: If two men are fighting, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,

DARBY: When men fight together one with another, and the wife of the one come near to rescue her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and stretch out her hand, and seize him by his secret parts,

DRA: If two men have words together, and one begin to fight against the other, and the other's wife willing to deliver her husband out of the hand of the stronger, shall put forth her hand, and take him by the secrets,

KJV: When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

Deuteronomy 25:12

AMP: then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity [for her].

ASV: then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

BSB: you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.

DARBY: thou shalt cut off her hand; thine eye shall not spare.

DRA: Thou shalt cut off her hand, neither shalt thou be moved with any pity in her regard.

KJV: Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.

Deuteronomy 25:13

AMP: “You shall not have in your bag inaccurate weights, a heavy and a light [so you can cheat others].

ASV: Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

BSB: You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

DARBY: Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

DRA: Thou shalt not have divers weights in thy bag, a greater and a less:

KJV: Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

Deuteronomy 25:14

AMP: You shall not have in your house inaccurate measures, a large and a small.

ASV: Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

BSB: You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.

DARBY: Thou shalt not have in thy house divers ephahs, a great and a small.

DRA: Neither shall there be in thy house a greater bushel and a less.

KJV: Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

Deuteronomy 25:15

AMP: You shall have a perfect (full) and just weight, and a perfect and just measure, so that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

ASV: A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

BSB: You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

DARBY: A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just ephah shalt thou have; that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

DRA: Thou shalt have a just and a true weight, and thy bushel shall be equal and true: that thou mayest live a long time upon the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

KJV: But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 25:16

AMP: For everyone who does such things, everyone who acts unjustly [without personal integrity] is utterly repulsive to the Lord your God.

ASV: For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

BSB: For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

DARBY: For every one that doeth such things, every one that doeth unrighteousness, is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

DRA: For the Lord thy God abhorreth him that doth these things, and he hateth all injustice.

KJV: For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 25:17

AMP: “Remember what Amalek did to you along the road when you came from Egypt,

ASV: Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt;

BSB: Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt,

DARBY: Remember what Amalek did unto thee on the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt;

DRA: Remember what Amalec did to thee in the way when thou camest out of Egypt:

KJV: Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

Deuteronomy 25:18

AMP: how he met you along the road and attacked all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. [Ex 17:14]

ASV: how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

BSB: how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.

DARBY: how he met thee on the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all the feeble that lagged behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary, and he feared not God.

DRA: How he met thee: and slew the hindmost of the army, who sat down, being weary, when thou wast spent with hunger and labour, and he feared not God.

KJV: How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

Deuteronomy 25:19

AMP: Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance to possess, you shall wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you must not forget.

ASV: Therefore it shall be, when Jehovah thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget.

BSB: When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!

DARBY: And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall have given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens; thou shalt not forget it.

DRA: Therefore when the Lord thy God shall give thee rest, and shall have subdued all the nations round about in the land which he hath promised thee: thou shalt blot out his name from under heaven. See thou forget it not.

KJV: Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

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