22. To redeem the male firstling of an ass; for it is written, "And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb." Exod. xiii. 13. 23. To break the neck of the firstling of an ass, if not redeemed; for it is written, "And if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck."

Exod. xiii. 13. 24. Not to walk on the Sabbath day to a great distance; for it is written, "Let no man go out of his place," etc. Exod. xvi. 29.

25. To believe that a God reigns over the universe, who gave existence to all creatures; that He sees and knows every thing, even the thoughts of man; and that nothing was created in the universe except by His will; for it is written, "I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt," etc. Exod. xx. 2.

26. Not to entertain the idea that there is another God besides Him; for it is written, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." Exod. xx. 3.

27. Not to make for others, nor get made by others, any image that is worshipped; and even when not to be worshipped, the making alone is unlawful; for it is written, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image," etc.

Exod. xx. 4.

28. Not to bow down to an idol, though the worship thereof does not consist in that; for it is written, "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them," etc. Exod. xx. 5.

29. Not to worship an idol in its ordinary manner of worship, though that be rather a disgraceful one, as the exposures to Peor, or the throwing of stones at Marcolis, or the offering of hair to Chemosh; for it is written, "nor serve them." Exod. xx. 5.

30. Not to swear falsely, or without cause; for it is written, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." Exod. xx. 7.

31. To sanctify the Sabbath-day at its commencement, and to "distinguish" the greatness thereof from the other days at its termination; for it is written, "Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy." Exod. xx. 8. 32. Not to work on the Sabbath-day; for it is written, “Thou shalt not do any work." Exod. xx. 10. 33. To honour father and mother; for it is written, "Honour thy father and thy mother." Exod. xx. 12.

34. Not to commit murder; for it is written, "Thou shalt not kill."

Exod. xx. 13.

35. "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

Exod. xx. 14.

36. Not to steal a living being; for it is written, "Thou shalt not steal."

Exod. xx. 15.

37. Not to give false witness; for it is written, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." Exod. xx. 16. 38. Not to covet another person's property; for it is written, "Thou shalt not covet." Exod. xx. 17. 39. Not to make a human figure, even for ornament; for it is written, "Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold." Exod. xx. 23.

40. Not to build an altar of hewn stones, that is, stones that were shaped by iron instruments; for it is written, "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone." Exod. xx. 25.

41. Not to ascend to the altar by steps, that the ascending person may not be exposed; for it is written, "Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar." Exod. xx. 26.

42. To judge a Hebrew slave according to the laws given for that purpose: for it is written, "If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing." Exod. xxi. 2.

43. To marry the Hebrew maid-servant that we have purchased, or induce one of our sons to marry her; for it is written, "If she please not her master," etc. "And if he have betrothed her unto his son," etc. Exod. xxi. 8, 9.

44. To allow the Hebrew maid-servant to be redeemed; for it is written, "Then shall he let her be redeemed." (i.e. He must not compel her to complete her time of service, but perm't her to be redeemed at any time.) Exod. xxi. 8. 45. Not to sell the Hebrew maid-servant; for it is written, "To sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power," etc.

Exod. xxi. 8.

46. Not to deprive the Hebrew maid-servant, much less any other Hebrew girl (being his wife) of her food, her raiment, or her connubial privilege: for it is written, "Her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish." Exod. xxi. 10.

47. Not to strike father or mother; for it is written, " And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death." Exod. xxi. 15.

48. To put him to death by strangulation; for it is written, "Shall be surely put to death." Exod. xxi. 15.

49. To fine a person for doing a bodily injury to his fellow-creature; for it is written, "And if men strive together," etc. (This is called the law of fines.)

Exod. xxi. 18.

50. To execute some of those that are liable to the severest penalty of the law by the sword; one of those that must suffer this capital punishment is the individual who has slain another, even if the deceased be the murderer's own heathen lave; for it is written, " He shall be surely punished." Exod. xxi. 20.

51. To enforce the law concerning an injuring ox; for it is written, "If an ox gore a man," etc. Exod. xxi. 28. 52. Not to eat the flesh of the stoned ox; for it is written, " And his flesh shall not be eaten.' Exod. xxi. 28. 53. To enforce the laws concerning an exposed pit, that might prove the cause of accidents; for it is written, "And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit," etc Exod. xxi. 33.

54. To enforce the laws concerning theft; for it is written, “If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep," etc. Exod. xxii. 1.

55. To enforce the laws concerning the injuries done by cattle in the fields of others; for it is written, "If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution."

Exod. xxii. 5. 56. To enforce the laws concerning damage done through fire; for it is written, "If a fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution." Exod. xxii. 6.

57. To enforce the laws concerning persons entrusted with goods; for it is written, "If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house," etc. Exod. xxii. 7.

58. To observe the laws with respect to plaintiff and defendant, when each makes a different assertion; for it is written, "For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his," etc. Exod. xxii. 9.

59. To observe the laws concerning paid keepers, and persons who have taken things on hire; for it is written, "If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep," etc. Exod. xxii. 10.

60. To observe the laws concerning persons borrowing things; for it is written, "And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good." Exod. xxii. 14.

61. To fine the seducer according to the laws laid down for that purpose; for it is written, "And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed," etc.

Exod. xxii. 16. 62. Not to suffer to live any person performing any witchcraft, though the feminine only is spoken of in the text; for it is written, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Exod. xxii. 18. 63. Not to vex a stranger by words; for it is written, "Thou shalt neither vex a stranger." Exod. xxii. 21.

64. Nor oppress a stranger in money affairs; for it is written, "Nor oppress him." Exod. xxii. 21. 65. Not to afflict the orphan or the widow; for it is written, "Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child." Exod. xxii. 22. 66. To lend to the poor Israelites; for it is written, "If thou lend money to any of My people that is poor by thee," etc. Exod. xxii. 25. 67. Not to press the poor debtor when his inability to pay is known; for it is written, "Thou shalt not be to him as an usurer." Exod. xxii. 25. 68. Not to be in any manner connected with a loan on interest; that is, neither to be surety, scribe, nor witness; for it is written, "Neither shalt thou lay upon him usury." Exod. xxii. 25. 69. Not to revile the judges; for it is written, "Thou shalt not revile the gods (or the judges)." Exod. xxii. 28. 70. Not to blaspheme the Holy Name; for it is written, "Thou shalt not revile the gods (or God).” Exod. xxii. 28. 71. Not to revile the ruler or the king; for it is written, "nor curse the ruler of thy people." Exod. xxii. 28.

72. Not to offer the heave-offering previous to the "first-fruits;" nor the first "tithe" previous to the "heave-offering," nor the second "tithe" previous to the first; for it is written, "Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors." Exod. xxii. 29.

73. Not to eat the flesh of an animal that has been torn by wild beasts; for it is written, "Neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field."

Exod. xxii. 31.

74. Not to listen to one of contending parties in the absence of the opponent; for it is written, "Thou shalt not raise a false report." (This precept is considered to be broken by those who listen to the slander, as well as by the slanderer himself. Exod. xxiii. 1.

75. Not to allow an ungodly man to be a witness; for it is written, "Put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness."

Exod. xxiii. 1. find the prisoner

76. Not to sentence to capital punishment until those that guilty exceed in number by two, those that pronounce him not guilty; for it is written, "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil."

Exod. xxiii. 2.

77. In cases that would involve capital punishment, not to pronounce that prisoner guilty whom we at first pronounced not guilty; for it is written, "Neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment."

Exod. xxiii. 2.

78. To take the opinion of the majority; for it is written, "To decline after many." Exod. xxiii. 2.

79. Not to have compassion on the poor in a case of justice; for it is written, "Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause." Exod. xxiii. 3.

80. To ease a neighbour's cattle that is lying under its burden; for it is written, "If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him," etc. Exod. xxiii. 5.

81. Not to make the law bear against an ungodly man; for it is written, “Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause." Exod. xxiii. 6.

82. Not to enforce the law by circumstantial evidence; for instance, if witnesses have seen one person pursue another with the intention of killing him, and did not see that the deed was committed by him, but immediately afterwards saw the murdered man, and also the murderer with a bloody sword in his hand; it is unlawful to enforce the law unless the witnesses have seen the act of murder itself; for it is written, " And the innocent and righteous slay thou not."

Exod. xxiii. 7.

83. Not to take a bribe; for it is written, " And thou shalt take no gift."

Exod. xxiii. 8.

84. To leave free all the agricultural produce of every seventh year; for it is written, "But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat," etc. Exod. xxiii. 11.

85. To rest on the Sabbath-day; for it is written, "And on the seventh day thou shalt rest." Exod. xxiii. 12.

86. Not to swear, nor cause others to swear, by an idol; for it is written, “And make no mention of the name of other gods." Exod. xxiii. 13.

87. Not to seduce others into idolatry; for it is written, "Neither let it be heard out of thy mouth." Exod. xxiii. 13. 88. To celebrate three feasts; for it is written, "Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto Me in the year." Exod. xxiii. 14.

89. Not to kill the Paschal lamb while leavened substances are yet in the house; for it is written, "Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread." Exod. xxiii. 18.

90. Not to keep the offering-pieces of the Paschal lamb over night; for it is written, "Neither shall the fat of My sacrifice remain until the morning."

Exod. xxiii. 18.

91. To bring the "First-fruits" into the temple; for it is written, "The first of the first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God." Exod. xxiii. 19.

92. Not to boil flesh in milk; for it is written, "Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk."

Exod. xxiii. 19.