19. “Obey my laws. Never crossbreed different kinds of animals. Never plant two kinds of crops in your field. Never wear clothes made from two kinds of material.
20. “If a man has sexual intercourse with a female slave who is engaged to another man and if her freedom was never bought or given to her, they should not be put to death. He will only pay a fine because she is a slave.
21. He must bring a ram for his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22. In the Lord’s presence the priest will use them to make peace with the Lord for this sin. The man will be forgiven for this sin.
23. “When you come into the land and plant all kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat the fruit for ⌊the first⌋ three years.
24. In the fourth year all the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to the Lord.