Exodus 22

1 And if one steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and four sheep for a sheep.

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.

2 And if the thief be found in the breach [made by himself] and be struck and die, there shall not be blood shed for him.

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

3 But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.

If the sun shall have 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.

4 And if the thing stolen be left and be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.

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

5 And if any one should feed down a field or a vineyard, and should send in his beast to feed down another field, he shall make compensation of his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have fed down the whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best of his own field and the best of his vineyard.

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.

6 And if fire have gone forth and caught thorns, and should also set on fire threshing-floors or ears of corn or a field, he that kindled the fire shall make compensation.

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

7 And if any one give to his neighbour money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found he shall repay double.

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

8 But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in regard of any part of his neighbour's deposit,

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

9 according to every injury alleged, both concerning a calf, and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every alleged loss, whatever in fact it may be, —the judgement of both shall proceed before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to his neighbour double.

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] he whom the judges shall condemn, shall pay double to his neighbor.

10 And if any one give to his neighbour to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know,

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

11 an oath of God shall be between both, [each swearing] that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbour's deposit; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.

[Then] shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept of it, and he shall not make restitution.

12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make compensation to the owner.

And if it shall be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

13 And if it be seized of beasts, he shall bring him to [witness] the prey, and he shall not make compensation.

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

14 And if any one borrow [ought] of his neighbour, and it be wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make compensation.

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

15 But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be [a compensation] to him instead of his hire.

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

16 And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.

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

17 And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.

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

18 You shall not save the lives of sorcerers.

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

19 Every one that lies with a beast you shall surely put to death.

Whoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.

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

21 And you shall not hurt a stranger, nor afflict him; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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

22 You shall hurt no widow or orphan.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23 And if you should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

If thou shalt afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry:

24 And I will be very angry, and will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children orphans.

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

25 And if you should lend money to your poor brother who is by you, you shall not be hard upon him you shall not exact usury of him.

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

26 And if you take your neighbour's garment for a pledge, you shall restore it to him before sunset.

If thou shalt at all take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it to him by the setting of the sun.

27 For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will listen to him, for I am merciful.

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

28 You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.

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

29 You shall not keep back the first fruits of your threshing floor and press. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.

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

30 So shall you do with your calf and your sheep and your ass; seven days shall it be under the mother, and the eighth day you shall give it to me.

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

31 And you shall be holy men to me; and you shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, you shall cast it to the dog.

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