Various other laws

15 “If slaves who escape from their masters come to you and request you to protect them, do not send them back to their masters. 16 Allow them to stay/live among you, in whatever town they choose, and do not mistreat them.

17 “Do not allow any Israeli man or woman to become a prostitute at the temple. 18 Also, do not allow any people who earned money from being a prostitute to bring any of that money into the temple of Yahweh our God, even if they solemnly promised to pay that money to Yahweh. Yahweh hates those who are prostitutes.

19 “When you lend money or food or anything else to a fellow Israeli, do not charge them interest. 20 You are allowed to charge interest when you lend money to foreigners who live in your land, but not when you lend money to Israelis. Do this in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.

21 “When you vow to give something to Yahweh your God or to do something for him, do it as soon as you can. Yahweh expects you to do what you promised, and if you do not do it, you will be committing a sin. 22 But if you [SYN] do not vow to do something, that is not sinful. 23 But if you voluntarily promise to do something, you must do it.

24 “When you walk through someone else’s vineyard, you are allowed to pick and eat as many grapes as you want, but you must not cut some from a vine and carry them away in a container. 25 When you walk along a path in someone else’s field of grain, you are allowed to pluck/pick some of the grain and eat it, but you must not cut any grain with a sickle and take it with you.”