Exodus 22

1 When a man steals an ox or sheep, and has slaughtered it or sold it, he repays [with] five of the herd for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.

If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

2 If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he has been struck and has died, there is no blood for him;

If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.

3 if the sun has risen on him, blood [is] for him, he certainly repays; if he has nothing, then he has been sold for his theft;

But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.

4 if the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether ox, or donkey, or sheep—he repays double.

If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.

5 When a man depastures a field or vineyard, and has sent out his beast, and it has pastured in the field of another, he repays [with] the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard.

If a man makes a fire in a field or a vine-garden, and lets the fire do damage to another man's field, he is to give of the best produce of his field or his vine-garden to make up for it.

6 When fire goes forth and has found thorns, and a stack, or the standing grain, or the field has been consumed, he who causes the burning certainly repays.

If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.

7 When a man gives silver or vessels to his neighbor to keep, and it has been stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief is found, he repays double.

If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the man's house, if they get the thief, he will have to make payment of twice the value.

8 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house has been brought near to God [to see] whether he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor.

If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

9 For every matter of transgression, for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his, the matter of them both comes to God; he whom God condemns repays double to his neighbor.

In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property which anyone says is his, let the two sides put their cause before God; and he who is judged to be in the wrong is to make payment to his neighbour of twice the value.

10 When a man gives to his neighbor a donkey, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it has died, or has been hurt, or taken captive, [with] none seeing—

If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it comes to death or is damaged or is taken away, without any person seeing it:

11 an oath of YHWH is between them both, that he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor, and its owner has accepted, and he does not repay;

If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

12 but if it is certainly stolen from him, he repays to its owner;

But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.

13 if it is certainly torn, he brings it in [as] a witness; he does not repay the torn thing.

But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make payment for what was damaged.

14 And when a man asks for [anything] from his neighbor, and it has been hurt or has died—its owner not being with it—he certainly repays;

If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.

15 if its owner [is] with it, he does not repay—if it [is] a hired thing, it has come for its hire.

If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.

16 And when a man entices a virgin who [is] not betrothed, and has lain with her, he certainly endows her to himself for a wife;

If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he will have to give a bride-price for her to be his wife.

17 if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he weighs out money according to the dowry of virgins.

If her father will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for virgins.

18 You do not keep a witch alive.

Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.

19 Whoever lies with a beast is certainly put to death.

Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.

20 He who is sacrificing to a god, except to YHWH alone, is devoted.

Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.

21 And you do not oppress a sojourner, nor crush him, for you have been sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.

22 You do not afflict any widow or orphan;

Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

23 if you really afflict him, surely if he cries to Me at all, I certainly hear his cry;

If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

24 and My anger has burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.

25 If you lend money [to] My poor people [who are] with you, you are not as a usurer to him; you do not lay usury on him;

If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

26 if you take the garment of your neighbor in pledge at all, you return it to him during the going in of the sun:

If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:

27 for it is his only covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein does he lie down? And it has come to pass, when he cries to Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious.

For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

28 You do not revile God, and you do not curse a prince among your people.

You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

29 You do not delay your fullness and your liquids; you give the firstborn of your sons to Me;

Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.

30 so you do to your ox [and] to your sheep; it is with its mother [for] seven days, on the eighth day you give it to Me.

In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.

31 And you are holy men to Me, and you do not eat flesh torn in the field, you cast it to a dog.

You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.