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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
4 if the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether ox, or donkey, or sheep—he repays double.
If that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore double.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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:
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 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,
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.
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.
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 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:
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;
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.
12 but if it is certainly stolen from him, he repays to its owner;
But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.
13 if it is certainly torn, he brings it in [as] a witness; he does not repay the torn thing.
If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.
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 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.
15 if its owner [is] with it, he does not repay—if it [is] a hired thing, it has come for its hire.
But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.
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 seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.
17 if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he weighs out money according to the dowry of virgins.
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.
18 You do not keep a witch alive.
Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.
19 Whoever lies with a beast is certainly put to death.
Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.
20 He who is sacrificing to a god, except to YHWH alone, is devoted.
He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.
21 And you do not oppress a sojourner, nor crush him, for you have been sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 You do not afflict any widow or orphan;
You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.
23 if you really afflict him, surely if he cries to Me at all, I certainly hear his cry;
If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:
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 my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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 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.
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 thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.
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 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.
28 You do not revile God, and you do not curse a prince among your people.
Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.
29 You do not delay your fullness and your liquids; you give the firstborn of your sons to Me;
Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons 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.
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.
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 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.
