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.
