Exodus 22

1 If a man will steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he will restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

2 If a thief be found breaking in, and be struck that he die, there will no blood be shed for him.

3 If the sun is up, there will be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution. If he has nothing, then he will be sold for his theft.

4 If the theft is found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he will restore double.

5 If a man allows a field or vineyard to be eaten by his his beast feeding in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, he will make restitution.

6 If fire breaks out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field is consumed, he that kindled the fire will make restitution.

7 If a man will delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, let him pay double.

8 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house will be brought to the judges, to see whether he has put his hand to his neighbor'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 challenges to be his, the cause of both parties will come before the judges; and whom the judges will condemn, he will pay double to his neighbor.

10 If a man delivers 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 Then an oath of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) will be between them both, that he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it will accept thereof, and he will not make it good.

12 If it is stolen from him, he will make restitution to the owner.

13 If it is torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, He will not make good that which was torn.

14 If a man borrow anything of his neighbor, and it is hurt, or dies, the owner thereof not being with it, he will surely make it good.

15 But if the owner thereof is with it, he will not make it good. If it is an hired thing, it came for his hire.

16 If a man entices a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he will surely endow her to be his wife.

17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he will pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

18 You will not permit a witch to live.

19 Whosoever lies with a beast will surely be put to death.

20 He that sacrifices to any god, save to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) only, will be utterly destroyed.

21 You will neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

22 You will not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23 If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

24 And my wrath will be hot. I will kill you with the sword; and your wives will be widows, and your children fatherless.

25 If you lend money to any of my people that are poor near you, you will not be to him as a banker, neither will you charge him interest.

26 If you take your neighbor's raiment a pledge, you will deliver it to him by the time that the sun goes down.

27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein will he sleep? and it will come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

28 You will not revile the judges, nor curse the ruler of your people.

29 You will not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of your liquors: the firstborn of your sons will you give to me.

30 Likewise will you do with your oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it will be with his dam; on the eighth day you will give it me.

31 You will be holy men to me: neither will you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you will cast it to the dogs.