Exodus 22
1 If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, then he must pay 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 is found breaking in, and if he is struck so that he dies, in that case no guilt for murder will attach to anyone on his account.
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 the sun has risen before he breaks in, guilt for murder will attach to the person who kills him. A thief must make restitution. If he has nothing, then he must be sold for his theft.
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 the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox, a donkey, or a sheep, he must pay back 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 a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and from the best of his own vineyard.
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 breaks out and spreads in thorns so that stacked grain, or standing grain, or a field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution.
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 gives money or goods to his neighbor for safe keeping, and if it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, that thief must pay 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 But if the thief is not found, then the owner of the house must come before the judges to see whether he has put his own hand on his neighbor's property.
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 For every dispute about something, whether it is an ox, a donkey, a sheep, clothing, or any other missing thing about which one says, “This belongs to me,” the claim of both parties must come before the judges. The man whom the judges find guilty must pay double to his neighbor.
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 gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and if it dies or is hurt or is carried away without anyone seeing 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 an oath to Yahweh must be taken by them both, as to whether or not one person has put his hand on his neighbor's property. The owner must accept this, and the other will make no 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 was stolen from him, the other must make restitution to the owner for it.
But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13 If an animal was torn in pieces, let the other man bring the animal as evidence. He will not have to pay for what was torn.
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 borrows any animal from his neighbor and the animal is injured or dies without the owner being with it, the other man must surely 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 was with it, the other man will not have to pay; if the animal was hired, it will be paid for by its hiring fee.
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 seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and if he sleeps with her, he must surely make her his wife by paying the bride wealth required for this.
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 her father completely refuses to give her to him, he must pay money equal to the bride wealth of virgins.
If her father refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19 Whoever sleeps with a beast must surely be put to death.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 Whoever sacrifices to any god except to Yahweh must be completely destroyed.
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.
21 You must not wrong a foreigner or oppress him, for you were foreigners 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 must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23 If you afflict them at all, and if they call out to me, I will surely hear their call.
If thou afflict him in any wise; [for if he cry at all unto me, I will surely hear his cry: ]
24 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows, and your children will become 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 you lend money to any of my people among you who are poor, you must not be like a moneylender to him or charge him interest.
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 you take your neighbor's garment in pledge, you must return it to him before the sun goes down,
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 is his only covering; it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? When he calls out to me, I will hear him, for 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 You must not blaspheme me, God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
The judges thou shalt not revile; and a ruler among thy people thou shalt not curse.
29 You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your winepresses. You must give to me the firstborn of your sons.
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 You must also do the same with your oxen and your sheep. For seven days they may remain with their mothers, but on the eighth day you must give them 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 will be people that are set apart for me. So you must not eat any meat that was torn by animals in the field. Instead, you must throw 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.
