| 1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it;
he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If the
thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be
no bloodguiltiness for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be
bloodguiltiness for him; he shall make restitution: if he have nothing, then
he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be found in his hand alive,
whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his
beast loose, and it 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.
6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or
the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall
surely make restitution.
7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it
be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.
8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near
unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor's
goods. 9 For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for
sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one
saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom
God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor.
10 If a man deliver unto his neighbor 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:
11 the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he hath not put
his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it,
and he shall not make restitution. 12 But if it be stolen from him, he
shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces,
let him bring it for witness: he shall not make good that which was torn.
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 restitution. 15 If
the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired
thing, it came for its hire.
16 And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her,
he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. 17 If her father
utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the
dowry of virgins.
18 Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.
19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be
utterly destroyed. 21 And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt
thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 Ye shall
not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them at
all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 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.
25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou
shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
26 If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt
restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: 27 for that is his only
covering, it is his garment 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 Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people. 29 Thou
shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses.
The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 30 Likewise shalt thou
do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with
its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. 31 And ye shall be holy
men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in
the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
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