Exodus 22
1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
If a man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it: five oxen shall he restore for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.
2 If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
If a thief be found while breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
3 But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.
If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; he shall make full restitution; if he have nothing, then shall he be sold for his theft.
4 If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
If the thing stolen be actually found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.
5 If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.
If a man cause a field or vineyard to be eaten off, and he let his beasts enter, and they feed in another man's field; with the best of his own field, and with best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
6 If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.
If a fire break out, and meet with thorns, so that stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed thereby, he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
If a man do deliver unto his neighbor money or vessels to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house: if the thief be found, he shall pay double.
8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
If the thief be not found, then shall the master of the house be brought unto the judges, [to swear] that he have not stretched out his hand against his neighbor's goods.
9 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
For all manner of trespass, for ox, for ass, for lamb, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, of which he can say, This is it, before the judges shall come the cause of both parties, and he, whom the judges may condemn, shall pay double unto his neighbor.
10 If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a lamb, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
11 an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he have not stretched out his hand against his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept this, and he shall not make it good.
12 But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.
But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13 If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.
If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it as evidence; that which was torn he shall not make good.
14 If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make it good.
15 If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.
But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hired thing, the loss is included in its hire.
16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
If her father refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19 Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.
21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
And a stranger thou shalt not vex, and shalt not oppress him; for strangers ye were in the land of Egypt.
22 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
If thou afflict him in any wise; [for if he cry at all unto me, I will surely hear his cry: ]
24 My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
My wrath shall wax hot, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
If thou lend money to my people, to the poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a lender of money; thou shalt not lay upon him usury.
26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
If thou take at all thy neighbor's raiment in pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by the time the sun goeth down;
27 because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
For it is his only covering, 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.
28 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
The judges thou shalt not revile; and a ruler among thy people thou shalt not curse.
29 You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
The first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors, shalt thou not delay to offer; the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
30 You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
In like manner shalt thou do with thy ox, with thy sheep; seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
31 You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
And holy men shall ye be unto me: and flesh that is torn of beasts in the field, shall ye not eat; to the dogs shall ye cast it.
