18“Do not allow a sorceress to live.

19“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must be put to death.

20“Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.^d

21“Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.

22“Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. 23If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 24My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

25“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.^e 26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset, 27because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

28“Do not blaspheme God^f or curse the ruler of your people.

29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.^g

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons. 30Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.

31“You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs.