American Standard Version - King James Version

 25:1 ¶ If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

 25:1 ¶ Ifº there beº a controversyº betweenº men,ºº and they comeºº untoº judgment,º that [the judges] may judgeºº them; then they shall justifyººº the righteous,º and condemnººº the wicked.º

 25:2 and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

 25:2 And it shall be,º ifº the wickedº manº [be] worthyº to be beaten,ººº that the judgeºº shall cause him to lie down,ºº and to be beatenºº before his face,º accordingº toº his fault,º by a certain number.º

 25:3 Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

 25:3 Fortyº stripesºº he may giveº him, [and] notº exceed:ºº lest,º [if] he should exceed,ºº and beatºº him aboveº theseº with manyº stripes,º then thy brotherº should seem vileººº untoº thee.

 25:4 ¶ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the grain].

 25:4 ¶ Thou shalt notº muzzleºº the oxº when he treadeth outººº [the corn].

 25:5 ¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

 25:5 ¶ Ifº brethrenº dwellºº together,º and oneº ofº them die,ºº and have noº child,º the wifeº of the deadºº shall notº marryº withoutº unto a stranger:ººº her husband's brotherº shall go inºº untoº her, and takeºº her to him to wife,º and perform the duty of an husband's brotherºº unto her.

 25:6 And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

 25:6 And it shall be,º [that] the firstbornº whichº she bearethºº shall succeedºº inº the nameº of his brotherº [which is] dead,ºº that his nameº be notº put outºº of Israel.ºº

 25:7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me.

 25:7 And ifº the manº likeºº notº to takeººº his brother's wife,º then let his brother's wifeº go upºº to the gateº untoº the elders,º and say,ºº My husband's brotherº refusethºº to raise upºº unto his brotherº a nameº in Israel,º he willºº notº perform the duty of my husband's brother.ºº

 25:8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;

 25:8 Then the eldersº of his cityº shall callºº him, and speakºº untoº him: and [if] he standºº [to it], and say,ºº I likeºº notº to takeºº her;

 25:9 then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.

 25:9 Then shall his brother's wifeº comeºº untoº him in the presenceº of the elders,º and looseºº his shoeº from offºº his foot,º and spitºº in his face,º and shall answerºº and say,ºº Soº shall it be doneºº unto that manº thatº will notº build upººº his brother'sº house.º

 25:10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

 25:10 And his nameº shall be calledºº in Israel,º The houseº of him that hath his shoeº loosed.ºº

 25:11 ¶ When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;

 25:11 ¶ Whenº menºº striveºº togetherº oneº with another,ºº and the wifeº of the oneº draweth nearºº for to deliverººº her husbandº out of the handºº of him that smitethºº him, and putteth forthºº her hand,º and takethºº him by the secrets:º

 25:12 then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

 25:12 Then thou shalt cut offººº her hand,º thine eyeº shall notº pityºº [her].

 25:13 ¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

 25:13 ¶ Thou shalt notº haveº in thy bagº divers weights,º a greatº and a small.º

 25:14 Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

 25:14 Thou shalt notº haveº in thine houseº divers measures,º a greatº and a small.º

 25:15 A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

 25:15 [But] thou shalt haveº a perfectº and justº weight,º a perfectº and justº measureº shalt thou have:º thatº thy daysº may be lengthenedºº inº the landº whichº the LORDº thy Godº givethºº thee.

 25:16 For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

 25:16 Forº allº that doºº such things,º [and] allº that doºº unrighteously,º [are] an abominationº unto the LORDº thy God.º

 25:17 ¶ Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt;

 25:17 ¶ Rememberººº whatº Amalekº didºº unto thee by the way,º when ye were come forthºº out of Egypt;ºº

 25:18 how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

 25:18 Howº he metºº thee by the way,º and smote the hindmostºº of thee, [even] allº [that were] feebleºº behindº thee, when thouº [wast] faintº and weary;º and he fearedºº notº God.º

 25:19 Therefore it shall be, when Jehovah thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget.

 25:19 Therefore it shall be,º when the LORDº thy Godº hath given thee restºº from allºº thine enemiesºº round about,ºº in the landº whichº the LORDº thy Godº givethºº thee [for] an inheritanceº to possessºº it, [that] thou shalt blot outººº the remembranceº of Amalekº from underºº heaven;º thou shalt notº forgetºº [it].