▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁taught ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁slave ▁sought ▁refuge ▁with ▁the ▁Israel ites , ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁slave ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁slave ' s ▁master , ▁but ▁were ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁former ▁slave ▁live ▁in ▁any ▁place ▁the ▁former ▁slave ▁might ▁choose ▁and ▁not ▁ill - tre at ▁the ▁former ▁slave . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁forb ade ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁har l ots , ▁sod om ites , ▁or ▁cult ▁prost it utes , ▁and ▁from ▁bringing ▁the ▁w ages ▁of ▁prost itution ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁ful fill ment ▁of ▁any ▁v ow . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁forb ade ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁to ▁charge ▁interest ▁on ▁lo ans ▁to ▁their ▁coun tr ymen , ▁but ▁they ▁could ▁charge ▁interest ▁on ▁lo ans ▁to ▁foreign ers . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁required ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁prompt ly ▁to ▁ful fill ▁v ows ▁to ▁God , ▁but ▁they ▁in cur red ▁no ▁gu ilt ▁if ▁they ▁ref rained ▁from ▁v ow ing . ▁The ▁fourth ▁reading ▁( , ▁ali y ah ) ▁and ▁a ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set