Deuteronomy 24:5-7

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⁵ “When a man is newly married, he must not be sent into the army. And he must not be given any other special work. For one year he must be free to stay home and make his new wife happy.

⁶ “When you lend someone something, you must not take as security^[a] any part of the stones used to grind flour. That would be the same as taking away their food.

⁷ “Someone might kidnap another Israelite—one of their own people. And that kidnapper might sell that person as a slave. If that happens, that kidnapper must be killed. You must remove this evil from your group.