15. “If slaves run away and come to you, don’t force them to go back to their masters.
16. Runaway slaves may live with you wherever they like in whatever city they choose. You must not trouble them.
17. “An Israelite man or woman must never become a temple prostitute.
18. The money earned by a prostitute, either a male or female, must not be brought to the special house of the Lord your God. That money cannot be used to pay for a gift that was promised to the Lord your God, because that kind of sin is disgusting to him.