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If an ox or sheep has something wrong with it, do not offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord your God. He would hate that.
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A man or woman in one of the towns the Lord gave you might be found doing something evil and breaking the Agreement.
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That person may have served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or moon or stars of the sky, which I have commanded should not be done.
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If someone has told you about it, you must look into the matter carefully. If it is true that such a hateful thing has happened in Israel,
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take the man or woman who has done the evil thing to the city gates and throw stones at that person until he dies.
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There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death.
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The witnesses must be the first to throw stones at the person, and then everyone else will follow. You must get rid of the evil among you.
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Some cases that come before you, such as murder, quarreling, or attack, may be too difficult to judge. Take these cases to the place the Lord your God will choose.
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Go to the priests who are Levites and to the judge who is on duty at that time. Ask them about the case, and they will decide.