- Deuteronomy 24:14
לֹא־תַעֲשֹׁק שָׂכִיר עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן מֵאַחֶיךָ אוֹ מִגֵּרְךָ אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצְךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃
You shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer, whether a fellow Israelite or a stranger in one of the communities of your land.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תַעְשׁוֹק אֲגִירָא עַנְיָא וּמִסְכֵּינָא מֵאֲחָךְ אוֹ מִגִּיּוֹרָךְ דִּבְאַרְעָךְ בְּקִרְוָךְ׃
Do not steal from the wage earner who is poor or destitute; from your brothers or your converts who are in your land in your cities.
- Deuteronomy 24:15
בְּיוֹמוֹ תִתֵּן שְׂכָרוֹ וְלֹא־תָבוֹא עָלָיו הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כִּי עָנִי הוּא וְאֵלָיו הוּא נֹשֵׂא אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ וְלֹא־יִקְרָא עָלֶיךָ אֶל־יְהֹוָה וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵטְא׃
You must pay out the wages due on the same day, before the sun sets, for they are needy and urgently depend on it; else a cry to GOD will be issued against you and you will incur guilt.
Targum Onkelos
בְּיוֹמֵיהּ תִּתֵּין אַגְרֵיהּ וְלָא תֵיעוֹל עֲלוֹהִי שִׁמְשָׁא אֲרֵי עַנְיָא הוּא וְלֵיהּ הוּא מָסַר יָת נַפְשֵׁיהּ וְלָא יִקְרֵי עֲלָךְ קֳדָם יְיָ וִיהֵי בָךְ חוֹבָא׃
On its day give his wage and let the sun not set upon it, for he is a poor man, and he places his life in jeopardy for it; [so that] he should not complain about you to [before] Adonoy, and you will have a sin.
- Deuteronomy 24:16
לֹא־יוּמְתוּ אָבוֹת עַל־בָּנִים וּבָנִים לֹא־יוּמְתוּ עַל־אָבוֹת אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ יוּמָתוּ׃
Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: they shall be put to death only for their own crime.
Targum Onkelos
לָא יְמוּתוּן אֲבָהָן עַל פּוֹם בְּנִין וּבְנִין לָא יְמוּתוּן עַל פּוֹם אֲבָהָן אֱנָשׁ בְּחוֹבֵיהּ יְמוּתוּן׃
Fathers shall not be executed through [by the mouths of] sons, and sons shall not be executed through [by the mouths of] fathers; each to be executed for his sin.
- Deuteronomy 24:17
לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה׃
You shall not subvert the rights of the stranger or the fatherless; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pawn.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תַצְלֵי דִּין גִּיּוֹר יִיתַם וְלָא תִּסַּב מִשְׁכּוֹנָא כְּסוּת אַרְמְלָא׃
Do not be devious in [forcibly wrench] the judgment of the proselyte or orphan; and you may not secure as collateral, a widow’s garment.
- Deuteronomy 24:18
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּמִצְרַיִם וַיִּפְדְּךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִשָּׁם עַל־כֵּן אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃
Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that the ETERNAL your God redeemed you from there; therefore do I enjoin you to observe this commandment.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִדְכַר אֲרֵי עַבְדָּא הֲוֵיתָא בְּמִצְרַיִם וּפַרְקָךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ מִתַּמָּן עַל כֵּן אֲנָא מְפַקֵּיד לָךְ לְמֶעֱבַד יָת פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין׃
Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and Adonoy, your God, redeemed you from there; that is why I am commanding you to do this thing.
- Deuteronomy 24:19
כִּי תִקְצֹר קְצִירְךָ בְשָׂדֶךָ וְשָׁכַחְתָּ עֹמֶר בַּשָּׂדֶה לֹא תָשׁוּב לְקַחְתּוֹ לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה יִהְיֶה לְמַעַן יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ׃
When you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in the field, do not turn back to get it; it shall go to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow—in order that the ETERNAL your God may bless you in all your undertakings.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי תִחְצוּד חֲצָדָךְ בְּחַקְלָךְ וְתִתְנְשֵׁי עוֹמְרָא בְּחַקְלָא לָא תְתוּב לְמִסְּבֵיהּ לְגִיּוֹרָא לְיַתְמָא וּלְאַרְמַלְתָּא יְהֵי בְּדִיל דְּיבָרְכִנָּךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ בְּכֹל עוּבָדֵי יְדָךְ׃
When you reap your reaping in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, you may not return to take it; for the proselyte, for the orphan, and for the widow let it be; in order that Adonoy, your God, will bless you in all your endeavors.
- Deuteronomy 24:20
כִּי תַחְבֹּט זֵיתְךָ לֹא תְפַאֵר אַחֲרֶיךָ לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה יִהְיֶה׃
When you beat down the fruit of your olive trees, do not go over them again; that shall go to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי תַחְבּוֹט זֵיתָךְ לָא תְפַלֵּי בָתְרָךְ לְגִיּוֹרָא לְיַתְמָא וּלְאַרְמַלְתָּא יְהֵי׃
When you harvest your olive tree, you may not strip it of its glory behind you. for the proselyte, for the orphan, and for the widow let it be.
- Deuteronomy 24:21
כִּי תִבְצֹר כַּרְמְךָ לֹא תְעוֹלֵל אַחֲרֶיךָ לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה יִהְיֶה׃
When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not pick it over again; that shall go to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי תִקְטוֹף כַּרְמָךְ לָא תְעָלֵיל בָּתְרָךְ לְגִיּוֹרָא לְיַתְמָא וּלְאַרְמַלְתָּא יְהֵי׃
When you harvest your vineyard you may not harvest pygmy vines behind you; for the proselyte, for the orphan, and for the widow let it be.
- Deuteronomy 24:22
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי־עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם עַל־כֵּן אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃
Always remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore do I enjoin you to observe this commandment.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִדְכַר אֲרֵי עַבְדָּא הֲוֵיתָא בְּאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם עַל כֵּן אֲנָא מְפַקֵּיד לָךְ לְמֶעֱבַד יָת פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין׃
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; that is why I am commanding you to do this thing.
- Deuteronomy 25:1
כִּי־יִהְיֶה רִיב בֵּין אֲנָשִׁים וְנִגְּשׁוּ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּט וּשְׁפָטוּם וְהִצְדִּיקוּ אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק וְהִרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת־הָרָשָׁע׃
When there is a dispute between two parties and they take it to court, and a decision is rendered declaring the one in the right and the other in the wrong—
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי יְהֵי דִין בֵּין גּוּבְרַיָּא וְיִתְקָרְבוּן לְדִינָא וִידִינוּנוּן וִיזַכּוֹן יָת זַכָּאָה וִיחַיְּיבוּן יָת חַיָּיבָא׃
If a quarrel [lawsuit] should occur among men and they bring it to court and they judge them and they determine who is righteous and they convict the villain.
- Deuteronomy 25:2
וְהָיָה אִם־בִּן הַכּוֹת הָרָשָׁע וְהִפִּילוֹ הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהִכָּהוּ לְפָנָיו כְּדֵי רִשְׁעָתוֹ בְּמִסְפָּר׃
if the guilty one is to be flogged, the magistrate shall have them lie down and shall supervise the giving of lashes, by count, as warranted by the offense.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי אִם בַּר חַיָּיב לְאַלְקָאָה חַיָּיבָא וְיִרְמֵינֵיהּ דַּיָּינָא וְיַלְקֵינֵיהּ קֳדָמוֹהִי כְּמִסַּת חוֹבְתֵיהּ בְּמִנְיָן׃
Should the wicked one deserve flogging, the judge shall incline him and have him flogged before him in the amount befitting his crime, with the number near.
- Deuteronomy 25:3
אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ לֹא יֹסִיף פֶּן־יֹסִיף לְהַכֹּתוֹ עַל־אֵלֶּה מַכָּה רַבָּה וְנִקְלָה אָחִיךָ לְעֵינֶיךָ׃
They may be given up to forty lashes, but not more, lest being flogged further, to excess, your peer be degraded before your eyes.
Targum Onkelos
אַרְבְּעִין יַלְקֵינֵיהּ לָא יוֹסֵיף דִּלְמָא יוֹסֵיף לְאַלְקָיוּתֵיהּ עַל אִלֵּין מַחָא רַבָּא וְיֵיקַל אֲחוּךְ לְעֵינָךְ׃
Forty is he to have him flogged, he may not add; lest he additionally flog him over these, a great flogging, when your brother will be slighted before you.
- Deuteronomy 25:4
לֹא־תַחְסֹם שׁוֹר בְּדִישׁוֹ׃
You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תֵיחוֹד פּוֹם תּוֹרָא בִּדְיָשֵׁיהּ׃
You may not muzzle [the mouth of] an ox while it threshes.
- Deuteronomy 25:5
כִּי־יֵשְׁבוּ אַחִים יַחְדָּו וּמֵת אַחַד מֵהֶם וּבֵן אֵין־לוֹ לֹא־תִהְיֶה אֵשֶׁת־הַמֵּת הַחוּצָה לְאִישׁ זָר יְבָמָהּ יָבֹא עָלֶיהָ וּלְקָחָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וְיִבְּמָהּ׃
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies and leaves no offspring, the wife of the deceased shall not be married to a stranger, outside the family. Her husband’s brother shall unite with her: he shall take her as his wife and perform the levir’s duty.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי יִתְּבוּן אַחִין כַּחְדָּא וִימוּת חַד מִנְּהוֹן וּבַר לֵית לֵיהּ לָא תְהֵי אִתַּת מוֹתָנָא לְבָרָא לִגְבַר אָחֳרָן יְבָמַהּ יֵיעוֹל עֲלַהּ וְיִסְּבַהּ לֵיהּ לְאִתּוּ וְיַבְּמִנַּהּ׃
If brothers reside together, and one of them dies having no son, let the wife of the dead man not marry outside [the family] to a strange man; her brother-in-law will consummate with her thus marrying her to be his wife, and perform levirate marriage with her.
- Deuteronomy 25:6
וְהָיָה הַבְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד יָקוּם עַל־שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת וְלֹא־יִמָּחֶה שְׁמוֹ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל׃
The first child that she bears shall be accounted to the dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out in Israel.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי בּוּכְרָא דִּתְלִיד יְקוּם עַל שְׁמָא דַּאֲחוּהִי מוֹתָנָא וְלָא יִתְמְחֵי שְׁמֵיהּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל׃
It shall be that the firstborn, when she is capable of bearing children, shall be established in place of his deceased brother, so that his name may not be obliterated from Yisroel.
- Deuteronomy 25:7
וְאִם־לֹא יַחְפֹּץ הָאִישׁ לָקַחַת אֶת־יְבִמְתּוֹ וְעָלְתָה יְבִמְתּוֹ הַשַּׁעְרָה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִים וְאָמְרָה מֵאֵן יְבָמִי לְהָקִים לְאָחִיו שֵׁם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אָבָה יַבְּמִי׃
But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, his brother’s widow shall appear before the elders in the gate and declare, “My husband’s brother refuses to establish a name in Israel for his brother; he will not perform the duty of a levir.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאִם לָא יִצְבֵּי גּוּבְרָא לְמִסַּב יָת יְבִמְתֵּיהּ וְתִסַּק יְבִמְתֵּיהּ לִתְרַע בֵּית דִּינָא לִקְדָם סָבַיָּא וְתֵימַר לָא צָבֵי יַבְּמִי לְאָקָמָא לַאֲחוּהִי שְׁמָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָא אֲבָא לְיַבָּמוּתִי׃
But if the man will not want to marry his sister-in-law; his sister-in-law must go up to the portal [of the court], to [before] the judges, and say, ‘‘My brother-in-law refuses [does not agree] to establish for his brother a name in Yisroel; he is unwilling to do perform levirate marriage with me.’’
- Deuteronomy 25:8
וְקָרְאוּ־לוֹ זִקְנֵי־עִירוֹ וְדִבְּרוּ אֵלָיו וְעָמַד וְאָמַר לֹא חָפַצְתִּי לְקַחְתָּהּ׃
The elders of his town shall then summon him and talk to him. If he insists, saying, “I do not want to marry her,”
Targum Onkelos
וְיִקְרוֹן לֵיהּ סָבֵי קַרְתֵּיהּ וִימַלְּלוּן עִמֵּיהּ וִיקוּם וְיֵימַר לָא רְעֵינָא לְמִסְּבַהּ׃
The judges of his city will call him and converse with him. He shall stand and say, ‘‘I do not want to marry her.’’
- Deuteronomy 25:9
וְנִגְּשָׁה יְבִמְתּוֹ אֵלָיו לְעֵינֵי הַזְּקֵנִים וְחָלְצָה נַעֲלוֹ מֵעַל רַגְלוֹ וְיָרְקָה בְּפָנָיו וְעָנְתָה וְאָמְרָה כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִבְנֶה אֶת־בֵּית אָחִיו׃
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, pull the sandal off his foot, spit in his face, and make this declaration: Thus shall be done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house!
Targum Onkelos
וְתִתְקָרַב יְבִמְתֵּיהּ לְוָתֵיהּ לִקְדָם סָבַיָּא וְתִשְׁרֵי סֵינֵיהּ מֵעַל רַגְלֵיהּ וְתִרּוֹק בְּאַנְפּוֹהִי וְתָתִיב וְתֵימַר כְּדֵין יִתְעֲבֵיד לְגוּבְרָא דְּלָא יִבְנֵי יָת בֵּיתָא דַּאֲחוּהִי׃
And his sister-in-law will approach him in the sight of the judges, and she will remove his shoe from upon his foot, and spit before him; and she will say aloud, ‘‘This is done to the man who will not build his brother’s family.’’
- Deuteronomy 25:10
וְנִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּית חֲלוּץ הַנָּעַל׃
And he shall go in Israel by the name of “the family of the unsandaled one.”
Targum Onkelos
וְיִתְקְרֵי שְׁמֵיהּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּית שְׁרִי סֵינָא׃
And it will be entitled in Yisroel, the house of the divestiture of the shoe.
- Deuteronomy 25:11
כִּי־יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים יַחְדָּו אִישׁ וְאָחִיו וְקָרְבָה אֵשֶׁת הָאֶחָד לְהַצִּיל אֶת־אִישָׁהּ מִיַּד מַכֵּהוּ וְשָׁלְחָה יָדָהּ וְהֶחֱזִיקָה בִּמְבֻשָׁיו׃
If two parties are fighting—one man with another—and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from his antagonist and puts out her hand and seizes him by his genitals,
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אֲרֵי יִנְצוֹן גּוּבְרִין כַּחְדָּא גְּבַר וַאֲחוּהִי וְתִתְקָרַב אִתַּת חַד לְשֵׁיזָבָא יָת בַּעְלַהּ מִיַּד מָחוֹהִי וְתוֹשֵׁיט יְדַהּ וְתַתְקֵיף בְּבֵית בַּהְתְּתֵיהּ׃
If men engage in an altercation—a man and his brother—and the wife of one approaches to save her husband from his assailant, and she puts out her hand and grasps his genitals [the place of his shame],
- Deuteronomy 25:12
וְקַצֹּתָה אֶת־כַּפָּהּ לֹא תָחוֹס עֵינֶךָ׃
you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.
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וּתְקוּץ יָת יְדַהּ לָא תְחוּס עֵינָךְ׃
You shall sever her hand; you are not to have compassion.
- Deuteronomy 25:13
לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּכִיסְךָ אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן גְּדוֹלָה וּקְטַנָּה׃
You shall not have in your pouch alternate weights, larger and smaller.
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לָא יְהֵי לָךְ בְּכִיסָךְ מַתְקַל וּמַתְקַל רַב וּזְעֵיר׃
You are not to have for yourself in your pouch varying weight-stones, large and small.
- Deuteronomy 25:14
לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּבֵיתְךָ אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה גְּדוֹלָה וּקְטַנָּה׃
You shall not have in your house alternate measures, a larger and a smaller.
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לָא יְהֵי לָךְ בְּבֵיתָךְ מְכִילָא וּמְכִילָא רַבְּתָא וּזְעֵירְתָא׃
You shall not have in your house varying measures, large and small.
- Deuteronomy 25:15
אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ אֵיפָה שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ׃
You must have completely honest weights and completely honest measures, if you are to endure long on the soil that the ETERNAL your God is giving you.
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מַתְקָלִין שַׁלְמָן דִּקְשׁוֹט יְהוֹן לָךְ מְכִילָן שַׁלְמָן דִּקְשׁוֹט יְהוֹן לָךְ בְּדִיל דְּיֵירְכוּן יוֹמָךְ עַל אַרְעָא דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ יָהֵיב לָךְ׃
A fully accurate, just weight, you shall have, you are to have whole and honest measures; in order that you live long on the land that Adonoy, your God, is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 25:16
כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כׇּל־עֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה כֹּל עֹשֵׂה עָוֶל׃
For everyone who does those things, everyone who deals dishonestly, is abhorrent to the ETERNAL your God.
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אֲרֵי מְרַחַק קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ כָּל עָבֵיד אִלֵּין כֹּל עָבֵיד שְׁקַר׃
Because [distanced from before] Adonoy, your God’s abomination, are all who do these [things]; all who do falsehood.
- Deuteronomy 25:17
זָכוֹר אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה לְךָ עֲמָלֵק בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt—
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הֱוִי דְּכִיר יָת דַּעֲבַד לָךְ עֲמָלֵק בְּאוֹרְחָא בְּמִפַּקְכוֹן מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Remember what Amalek perpetrated against you on the way when you were going out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 25:18
אֲשֶׁר קָרְךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיְזַנֵּב בְּךָ כׇּל־הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִים אַחֲרֶיךָ וְאַתָּה עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ וְלֹא יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים׃
how, undeterred by fear of God, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear.
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דְּעָרְעָךְ בְּאוֹרְחָא וְקַטֵּיל בָּךְ כָּל דַּהֲווֹ מִתְאַחֲרִין בָּתְרָךְ וְאַתְּ מְשַׁלְהֵי וְלָאֵי וְלָא דָּחֵיל מִן קֳדָם יְיָ׃
When they chanced upon [overtook] you en route struck down [killed] your appendage—all the feeble ones behind you—and you were exhausted and wearied, and they had no fear of [before] God.
- Deuteronomy 25:19
וְהָיָה בְּהָנִיחַ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ ׀ לְךָ מִכׇּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִסָּבִיב בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה־אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ תִּמְחֶה אֶת־זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם לֹא תִּשְׁכָּח׃
Therefore, when the ETERNAL your God grants you safety from all your enemies around you, in the land that the ETERNAL your God is giving you as a hereditary portion, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
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וִיהֵי כַּד יְנִיחַ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לָךְ מִכָּל בַּעֲלֵי דְּבָבָךְ מִסְּחוֹר סְחוֹר בְּאַרְעָא דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ יָהֵיב לָךְ אַחְסָנָא לְמֵירְתַהּ תִּמְחֵי יָת דּוּכְרָנֵיהּ דַּעֲמָלֵק מִתְּחוֹת שְׁמַיָּא לָא תִתְנְשֵׁי׃
When Adonoy, your God, has given you repose from all your enemies around, in the land that Adonoy, your God, is giving you as territory to inherit, you shall obliterate the memory [males] of Amalek from beneath the sky; do not forget.