9. the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she must declare, ‘This is what happens to a man who refuses to provide his brother with children.’
10. Ever afterward in Israel his family will be referred to as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’!
11. “If two Israelite men get into a fight and the wife of one tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the testicles of the other man,
12. you must cut off her hand. Show her no pity.
13. “You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise,
14. and you must use full and honest measures.
15. Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the lord your God is giving you.
16. All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the lord your God.
17. “Never forget what the Amalekites did to you as you came from Egypt.
18. They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God.