Exodus 22

1 If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one 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 be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.

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 he did this when the sun is risen, he hath committed murder, and he shall die. If he have not wherewith to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold.

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 that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore 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 any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men’s: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.

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 breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.

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 deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found he shall restore 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 be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour’s goods,

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 To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour.

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 deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour’s custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it:

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 There shall be an oath between them, that he did not put forth his hand to his neighbour’s goods: and the owner shall accept of the oath; and he shall not be compelled to make 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 it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.

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

13 If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.

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 borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make 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 But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.

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 seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to 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 the maid’s father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

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

18 Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

19 Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.

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

20 He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.

21 Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers 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 shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23 If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will 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 And my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children 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 thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.

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 thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before 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 For that same is the only thing wherewith he is covered, the clothing of his body, neither hath he any other to sleep in: if he cry to me, I will hear him, because 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 Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

The judges thou shalt not revile; and a ruler among thy people thou shalt not curse.

29 Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.

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 Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam, the eighth day thou shalt give it 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 shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast 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.