Exodus 22
1 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.
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 while breaking in, and be smitten so 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; he shall make full restitution; if he have nothing, then shall he 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 thing stolen be actually 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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, 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.
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 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:
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 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.
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 But 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 as evidence; that which was torn he shall not make good.
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 aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being 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 a hired thing, the loss is included in its 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 seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow 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 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 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
You shall not save the lives of sorcerers.
19 Whosoever lieth 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 sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.
He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.
21 And a stranger thou shalt not vex, and shalt not oppress him; for strangers ye were 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 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
You shall hurt no widow or orphan.
23 If thou afflict him in any wise; [for if he cry at all unto me, I will surely hear his cry: ]
And if you should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.
24 My wrath shall wax hot, and I will slay 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 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.
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 thou take at all thy neighbor's raiment in pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by the time the sun goeth down;
And if you take your neighbor's garment for a pledge, you shall restore it to him before sunset.
27 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.
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 The judges thou shalt not revile; and a ruler among thy people thou shalt not curse.
You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.
29 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.
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 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.
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 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.
And you shall be holy men to me; and you shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, you shall cast it to the dog.
