Exodus, 22

1. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

1. If a thief is caught breaking into a house and receives a mortal blow, the man who struck him will not be guilty of his death,

2. If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him.

2. but if it happened after dawn he will be guilty of murder. The thief must make full restitution. If he cannot do this he must be sold for what he has stolen.

3. If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

3. If what has been stolen is found alive in his possession, be it ox, donkey or sheep, he must pay double.

4. If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

4. If a man puts his animals to graze and lets them stray and feed in another man's field or vineyard, he must make good the loss with the best of his own crop and the best of his vineyard.

5. If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

5. When a fire breaks out and spreads through the thorn bushes and burns the grain that is either stacked or growing there, the one who started the fire must pay for the damage.

6. If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed [therewith]; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

6. If a man gives money or goods to another to keep for him, and they are stolen, the thief, if he is found, shall pay back double.

7. If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

7. Should the thief not be found, the man who owns the house must swear before the judges that he has not stolen the other man's property.

8. If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

8. Whenever there is a failure of trust whether it concerns an ox, donkey, sheep, clothing or any other lost object, the case shall come before the judges. The person the judges find guilty shall pay double to the other.

9. For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

9. If a man entrusts to his neighbor his donkey, cow, sheep or other animal, and the animal dies or is injured, or is carried off without being seen,

10. If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing [it]:

10. an oath before Yahweh shall prove that the man has not stolen the other's property. The owner of the animal shall accept the oath and the other shall not make restitution.

11. [Then] shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept [thereof], and he shall not make [it] good.

11. But if the animal has been stolen from him, restitution shall be made.

12. And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

12. If the animal was killed by wild beasts, the man must bring the remains as evidence but shall not pay anything.

13. If it be torn in pieces, [then] let him bring it [for] witness, [and] he shall not make good that which was torn.

13. When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and the animal is injured or dies when the owner is not present, the man who borrowed must pay for it.

14. And if a man borrow [ought] of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof [being] not with it, he shall surely make [it] good.

14. But if the owner is present the borrower need not repay.

15. [But] if the owner thereof [be] with it, he shall not make [it] good: if it [be] an hired [thing], it came for his hire.

15. If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall pay the "bride price" and marry her.

16. And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

16. If her father refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to that for a virgin given in marriage.

17. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

17. You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

18. Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

18. Whoever has sexual relations with a beast shall die.

19. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

19. Whoever sacrifices to any god other than Yahweh shall die.

20. He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

20. You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

21. Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

21. You shall not harm the widow or the orphan.

22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

22. If you do harm them and they cry out to me, I will hear them

23. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

23. and my anger will blaze and I will kill you with the sword, and your own wives will be widows and your own children orphans.

24. And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

24. If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and do not charge him interest.

25. If thou lend money to [any of] my people [that is] poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

25. If ever you take a person's cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him by sunset,

26. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

26. for it is all the covering he has for his body. In what else will he sleep? And when he cries to me I will hear him, for I am full of pity.

27. For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I [am] gracious.

27. Do not revile God or curse a ruler of your people.

28. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

28. Do not delay in giving me my share of your wheat and your wine. You shall give to me the firstborn of your sons.

29. Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

29. It shall be the same for your cattle and sheep. The firstborn shall stay with its mother for seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

30. Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, [and] with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

30. You are to be men consecrated to my service. Do not eat flesh that has been torn by wild animals; let it be given to the dogs.

31. And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

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