וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְאִ֗ישׁ חֵ֛טְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֖וֶת וְהוּמָ֑ת וְתָלִ֥יתָ אֹת֖וֹ עַל־עֵֽץ׃

If there is in a man a sin with a death sentence, and he is put to death, you shall hang him on a tree after his execution. Hanging is not a method of execution in Torah law.

לֹא־תָלִ֨ין נִבְלָת֜וֹ עַל־הָעֵ֗ץ כִּֽי־קָב֤וֹר תִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־קִלְלַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים תָּל֑וּי וְלֹ֤א תְטַמֵּא֙ אֶת־אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃ (ס)

His carcass shall not remain overnight upon the tree; rather you shall bury him on that day on which he was executed, as one hanged is a curse, a disgrace, of God. Since man was created in the image of God, the existence of a hanging human body is a disgrace to its Creator. Consequently, this law applies not only to an executed Israelite, but also to a gentile who was executed and then hanged. And you shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance by leaving a dead body hanging on a tree.

לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־שׁ֨וֹר אָחִ֜יךָ א֤וֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֥ב תְּשִׁיבֵ֖ם לְאָחִֽיךָ׃

You shall not see your brother’s ox, the ox of your fellow Israelite, or his sheep wandering alone outside of its proper area, and disregard them. Do not say to yourself that since the animals do not belong to you, they need not concern you; rather, you shall return them to your brother.

וְאִם־לֹ֨א קָר֥וֹב אָחִ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְהָיָ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ עַ֣ד דְּרֹ֤שׁ אָחִ֙יךָ֙ אֹת֔וֹ וַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹ לֽוֹ׃

In many cases, identifying the owner of the lost animal is quite simple, as he might be an acquaintance, e.g., a neighbor or a worker in a nearby field, and perhaps the finder even recognizes the animal. Furthermore, animals are sometimes marked for identification. However, if your brother is not near to you, and you do not know him; the animal is clearly lost but you do not know who the owner is, you shall gather it into your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seeks it, until the owner searches for his lost property and reaches you, and then you shall return it to him.

וְכֵ֧ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה לַחֲמֹר֗וֹ וְכֵ֣ן תַּעֲשֶׂה֮ לְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒ וְכֵ֣ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֜ה לְכָל־אֲבֵדַ֥ת אָחִ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאבַ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וּמְצָאתָ֑הּ לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ (ס)

This law applies not only to kosher animals, such as an ox or a sheep. So you shall do with his donkey, which is also liable to get lost on its way, and so you shall do even with his lost garment, an inanimate object, and so you shall do with every lost item of your brother that shall be lost from him, and you found it, you shall not disregard. You are obligated to take it with you in order to return it to its owner.

לֹא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־חֲמ֨וֹר אָחִ֜יךָ א֤וֹ שׁוֹרוֹ֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָקֵ֥ם תָּקִ֖ים עִמּֽוֹ׃ (ס)

You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen on the road, buckling under its load, and disregard them; rather, you shall raise it with him. You must help the owner stand his animal on its feet.

לֹא־יִהְיֶ֤ה כְלִי־גֶ֙בֶר֙ עַל־אִשָּׁ֔ה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּ֥שׁ גֶּ֖בֶר שִׂמְלַ֣ת אִשָּׁ֑ה כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כָּל־עֹ֥שֵׂה אֵֽלֶּה׃ (פ)

A man’s garment, ornament, or accessory shall not be on a woman and a man shall not wear a woman’s garment, as it is an abomination to the Lord your God anyone who does these. These deviations from the accepted standards of dress contain sexual overtones of licentiousness and a breach of convention.

כִּ֣י יִקָּרֵ֣א קַן־צִפּ֣וֹר ׀ לְפָנֶ֡יךָ בַּדֶּ֜רֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵ֣ץ ׀ א֣וֹ עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים֙ א֣וֹ בֵיצִ֔ים וְהָאֵ֤ם רֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ עַל־הָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔ים א֖וֹ עַל־הַבֵּיצִ֑ים לֹא־תִקַּ֥ח הָאֵ֖ם עַל־הַבָּנִֽים׃

If a bird’s nest will happen before you on the way, on any tree or on the ground, with fledglings or eggs in the nest, and the mother is crouching on the fledglings or on the eggs, if you are interested in taking them, you shall not take the mother while it is with the offspring. The bird’s maternal instinct can cause it to remain close to the nest even while it sees danger approaching. It endangers itself in order to protect its fledglings, which facilitates its capture.

שַׁלֵּ֤חַ תְּשַׁלַּח֙ אֶת־הָאֵ֔ם וְאֶת־הַבָּנִ֖ים תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֑ךְ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ יָמִֽים׃ (ס)

If you want the fledglings or eggs, you shall send forth the mother, and the offspring you may then take for yourself, so that it will be good for you, and you will extend your days. By refraining from exploiting the mother’s care for its fledglings, one shows respect for life and motherhood. Therefore, God will repay this act with long life and prosperity.