1. “Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house.
2. When she leaves his house, she is free to marry another man.
3. But if the second husband also turns against her, writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away, or if he dies,
4. the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the lord. You must not bring guilt upon the land the lord your God is giving you as a special possession.
5. “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married.
6. “It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.
7. “If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.
8. “In all cases involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them.
9. Remember what the lord your God did to Miriam as you were coming from Egypt.
10. “If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security.
11. You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you.