Exod 22
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 dies, 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 who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7
If a man shall deliver to 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 to God, [to
see] whether he have not put his hand to 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 says, This is it, the cause of both
parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.
10
If a man deliver to 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 YHWH shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his
neighbor`s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
12
But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.
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 anything of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, its owner
not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
15
If its owner 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 to him, he shall pay money according to the
dowry of virgins.
18
You shall not suffer a sorceress to live.
19
Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20
He who sacrifices to any god, save to YHWH only, shall be utterly destroyed.
21
And a sojourner shall you not wrong, neither shall you oppress him: for you were sojourners
in the land of Egypt.
22
You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23
If you afflict them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
24
and my anger shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall
be widows, and your children fatherless.
25
If you lend money to any of my people with you that is poor, you shall not be to him
as a creditor; neither shall you lay upon him interest.
26
If you at all take your neighbor`s garment to pledge, you shall restore it to him
before the sun goes 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 cries to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
28
You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
29
You shall not delay to offer of your harvest, and of the outflow of your presses.
The first-born of your sons shall you give to me.
30
Likewise shall you do with your oxen, [and] with your sheep: seven days it shall be
with its dam; on the eighth day you shall give it me.
31
And you shall be holy men to me: therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn
of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.