Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.

For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘You must willingly open your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.’

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

This is why I am commanding you to set apart three cities for yourselves.

All the nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’