" 1If a man
steals
an ox
or
a sheep
and slaughters
it or
sells
it, he shall pay
five
oxen
for the ox
and afour
sheep
for the sheep
.
" 1If the athief
is 2caught
while breaking
in and is struck
so that he dies
, there
will be no
bloodguiltiness
on his account.
"But if the sun
has risen
on him, there will be bloodguiltiness
on his account. He shall surely
make
restitution
; if
he owns nothing
, then he shall be asold
for his theft
.
"If what
he stole
is actually
found
alive
in his 1possession
, whether
an ox
or
a donkey
or
a sheep
, ahe shall pay
double
.
"If a man
lets a field
or
vineyard
be grazed
bare and lets
his animal
loose
so that it grazes
in another
man's field
, he shall make
restitution
from the best
of his own field
and the best
of his own vineyard
.
"If a fire
breaks
out and spreads
to thorn
bushes
, so that stacked
grain or
the standing
grain
or
the field
itself is consumed
, he who started
the fire
shall surely
make
restitution
.
" aIf a man
gives
his neighbor
money
or
goods
to keep
for him and it is stolen
from the man's
house
, if
the thief
is 1caught
, he shall pay
double
.
"If the thief
is not 1caught
, then the owner
of the house
shall 2appear
before
3 athe judges
, to determine whether
he 4laid
his hands
on his neighbor's
property
.
"For every 1breach
of trust
, whether it is for ox
, for donkey
, for sheep
, for clothing
, or for any
lost
thing
about which
one says
, `This
is it,' the 2case
of both
parties shall come
before
3 athe judges
; he whom
3the judges
condemn
shall pay
double
to his neighbor
.
"If a man
gives
his neighbor
a donkey
, an ox
, a sheep
, or
any
animal
to keep
for him, and it dies
or
is hurt
or
is driven
away
while no
one
is looking
,
an aoath before the LORD
shall be made
by the two
of them 1that he has not 2laid
hands
on his neighbor's
property
; and its owner
shall accept
it, and he shall not make
restitution
.
"But if it is actually
stolen
from him, he shall make
restitution
to its owner
.
"If it is all torn
to pieces
, let him bring
it as evidence
; he shall not make
restitution
for what
has been torn
to pieces.
"If a man
1borrows
anything from his neighbor
, and it is injured
or
dies
while its owner
is not with it, he shall make
full
restitution
.
"If its owner
is with it, he shall not make
restitution
; if
it is hired
, it came
for its hire
.
" aIf a man
seduces
a virgin
who
is not engaged
, and lies
with her, he must pay
a dowry
for her to be his wife
.
"If her father
absolutely
refuses
to give
her to him, he shall 1pay
money
equal to the adowry
for virgins
.
"You shall not allow a asorceress to live
.
" aWhoever lies
with an animal
shall surely
be put
to death
.
" aHe who sacrifices to 1any god
, other
than
to the LORD
alone
, shall be 2utterly
destroyed
.
" aYou shall not wrong a stranger
or oppress
him, for you were strangers
in the land
of Egypt
.
" aYou shall not afflict any
widow
or orphan
.
"If you afflict
him at all
, and aif
he does cry
out to Me, bI will surely
hear
his cry
;
and My anger will be kindled
, and I will kill
you with the sword
, aand your wives
shall become
widows
and your children
fatherless
.
" aIf you lend
money
to My people
, to the poor
1among
you, you are not to 2act
as a creditor
to him; you shall not 3charge
him binterest
.
"If you ever
take
your neighbor's
cloak
aas a pledge
, you are to return
it to him before
the sun
sets
,
for that is his only covering
; it is his cloak
for his 1body
. What
else shall he sleep
in? And it shall come
about that awhen
he cries
out to Me, I will hear
him, for bI am gracious
.
"You shall not 1 acurse God
, bnor
curse
a ruler
of your people
.
" aYou shall not delay the offering from 1your harvest
and your vintage
. bThe firstborn
of your sons
you shall give
to Me.
" aYou shall do the same
with your oxen
and with your sheep
. It shall be with its mother
seven
days
; bon the eighth
day
you shall give
it to Me.
" aYou shall be holy men
to Me, therefore byou shall not eat
any flesh
torn
to pieces in the field
; you shall throw
it to the dogs
.