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.
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.
2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
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.
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.
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.
4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
And if the thing stolen be left and be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And if any one give to his neighbor money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found he shall repay double.
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.
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 neighbor's deposit,
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 challenges 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.
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 judgment of both shall proceed before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to his neighbor double.
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:
And if any one give to his neighbor to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know,
11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
an oath of God shall be between both, [each swearing] that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbor's deposit; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.
12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
And if it be stolen from him, he shall make compensation to the owner.
13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
And if it be seized of beasts, he shall bring him to [witness] the prey, and he shall not make compensation.
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.
And if any one borrow [ought] of his neighbor, and it be wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make compensation.
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.
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.
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely secure her to be his wife.
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.
17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
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.
18 You shall not suffer a witch to live.
You shall not save the lives of sorcerers.
19 Whosoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Every one that lies with a beast you shall surely put to death.
20 He that sacrifices unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.
21 You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for all of you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
And you shall not hurt a stranger, nor afflict him; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 All of you shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
You shall hurt no widow or orphan.
23 If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
And if you should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.
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.
And I will be very angry, and will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children orphans.
25 If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be to him as an usurer, neither shall you lay upon him interest.
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.
26 If you at all take your neighbour's raiment to pledge, you shall deliver it unto him by that the sun goes down:
And if you take your neighbor's garment for a pledge, you shall restore it to him before sunset.
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 cries unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
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.
28 You shall not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of your people.
You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.
29 You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of your liquors: the firstborn of your sons shall you give unto me.
You shall not keep back the first fruits of your threshing floor and press. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
30 Likewise shall you do with your oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day you shall give it me.
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.
31 And all of you shall be holy men unto me: neither shall all of you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; all of you shall cast it to the dogs.
And you shall be holy men to me; and you shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, you shall cast it to the dog.
