Various other laws

22 “If you see some Israeli’s ox or sheep that has strayed away, do not act as though you did not see it. Take it back to its owner. 2 But if the owner does not live near you, or if you do not know who the owner is, take the animal to your house. It can stay with you until the owner comes, searching for it. Then you must give the animal to him. 3 You must do the same thing if you see a donkey, or a piece of clothing, or anything else that someone has lost. Do not refuse to do what you should do.

4 “And if you see a fellow Israeli’s donkey or cow that has fallen down on the road, do not act as though you did not see it. Help the owner to lift the animal up so that it can stand on its feet again.

5 “Women must not wear men’s clothes, and men must not wear women’s clothes. Yahweh our God hates people who do things like that.

6 “If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting in the nest on its eggs or with the baby birds, do not take the mother bird and kill it. 7 You are permitted to take the baby birds, but you must allow the mother bird to fly away. Do this in order that things will go well for you and that you will live for a long time.

8 “If you build a new house, you must put a ◄railing/low wall► around the edge of the roof. If you do that, and if someone falls off the roof and dies, ◄you will not be guilty of causing that person to die/his death [MTY] will not be your fault►.

9 “Do not plant any crop in the area where your grapevines are growing. If you do, you are not allowed to harvest the crops that you have planted or to harvest the grapes to make wine from them.

10 “Do not hitch together an ox and a donkey for plowing your fields.

11 “Do not wear clothing that is made by weaving together ◄wool and linen/two different kinds of thread►.

12 “Twist threads together to make tassels and sew/fasten them on the four bottom corners of your cloak.