This was probably an old formula, the sense of which, on its ethical side, is comprised in the first and second commandments.

Shall be utt…

MISCELLANEOUS LAWS.

The remainder of the chapter contains laws which it is impossible to classify under any general heading …

He that sacrificeth unto [any] god
To Elohim, to strange gods, to the idols of the people, as the Targum of Jonathan…

The people of God should ever be ready to show mildne and mercy, according to the spirit of these laws. We must answer to God, not only for what we…