“1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he
shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If a
thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no
blood [be shed] for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall
be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he
have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be
certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep;
he shall restore double. 5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to
be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall 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 stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field,
be consumed [therewith]; he that kindled the fire shall surely make
restitution.”
“7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep,
and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him
pay double. 8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house
shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have put his hand
unto his neighbour’s goods. 9 For all manner of trespass, [whether it
be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost
thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties
shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he
shall pay double unto his neighbour. 10 If a man deliver unto his
neighbour 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 [Then] shall an
oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand
unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept [thereof],
and he shall not make [it] good. 12 And if it be stolen from him, he
shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in
pieces, [then] let him bring it [for] witness, [and] he shall not make
good that which was torn. 14 And if a man borrow [ought] of his
neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof [being] not with
it, he shall surely make [it] good. 15 [But] if the owner thereof [be]
with it, he shall not make [it] good: if it [be] an hired [thing], it
came for his hire.”
“16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with
her, he shall surely endow 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 witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth
with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto
[any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were
strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or
fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, 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 [that is] poor by thee,
thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him
usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou
shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 27 For that [is]
his covering only, 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 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse
the ruler of thy people. 29 Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the first of
thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn 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 his dam; on the eighth day thou
shalt give it me. 31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye
eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it
to the dogs.” (Exodus 22:1-31 AV)
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