Keluaran 22:18-19

22:18 “You must not allow a sorceress to live. ¹ 

22:19 “Whoever has sexual relations ²  with a beast must surely be put to death.

Keluaran 22:22

22:22 “You must not afflict ³  any widow or orphan.

[22:18]  ¹ sn There still were many who wished to follow pagan beliefs and consort with the dead (see Deut 18:10-11). The sorceress was someone who dealt with drugs or herbs for occult purposes.

[22:19]  ² tn Heb “lies with.”

[22:22]  ³ tn The verb “afflict” is a Piel imperfect from עָנָה (’anah); it has a wide range of meanings: “afflict, oppress, humiliate, rape.” These victims are at the mercy of the judges, businessmen, or villains. The righteous king and the righteous people will not mistreat them (see Isa 1:17; Job 31:16, 17, 21).