unto  Moses,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of
Israel,  Ye  have  seen  that  I  have  talked  with  you  from
heaven  :  ye  shall  not  make  with  me  gods  of  silver,  nor
shall  ye  make  yourselves  gods  of  gold.  An  *  altar  of
earth  shalt  thou  make  unto  me,  and  sacrifice  upon  it
thy  burnt-oflferings  and  thy  peace-ofFerings,  thy  sheep
and  thine  oxen  :  in  "all  places  where  I  record  my  name,
I  will  come  unto  thee  and  bless  thee.  And  if  thou
make  me  an  altar  of  stone,  th(5li  shalt  not  build  it
of  '  hewn  stone  ;  for  if  thou  lift  up  thy  tool  upon  it,
thou  hast  polluted  it.  And  thou  shalt  not  go  up  by
"  steps  unto  mine  altar,  that  thy  nakedness  be  not  dis-
covered on  it.
(XXI— XXIII.)

4.   ^  Now  these  are  the  judgments  thou  shalt  set  before
them : —

*  If  thou  acquire  a  Hebrew  servant,  six  years  shall  he
serve,  and  in  the  seventh  he  shall  go  out  free  for  noth-
ing.
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X  cf.  Horn.
10.  ft-9.
y  2  Chron.
7.16.
MatL18.20.
z  Josh.  8.31.
Rom.4.4,5.
a  Phil.  3.  8.
6Deut  16.
12-18.
Jer.  34.  8-
11.
