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 neighbor 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 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 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 neighbor.

¹⁰ If a man deliver unto 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 shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor'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 neighbor, 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 neighbor'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.

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¹ If a man ^H376 shall steal ^H1589 an ox, ^H7794 or a sheep, ^H7716 and kill ^H2873 it, or sell ^H4376 it; he shall restore ^H7999 five ^H2568 oxen ^H1241 for an ox, ^H7794 and four ^H702 sheep ^H6629 for a sheep. ^H7716

² If a thief ^H1590 be found ^H4672 breaking up, ^H4290 and be smitten ^H5221 that he die, ^H4191 there shall no blood ^H1818 be shed for him.

³ If the sun ^H8121 be risen ^H2224 upon him, there shall be blood ^H1818 shed for him; for he should make full ^H7999 restitution; ^H7999 if he have nothing, then he shall be sold ^H4376 for his theft. ^H1591

⁴ If the theft ^H1591 be certainly ^H4672 found ^H4672 in his hand ^H3027 alive, ^H2416 whether it be ox, ^H7794 or ass, ^H2543 or sheep; ^H7716 he shall restore ^H7999 double. ^H8147

⁵ If a man ^H376 shall cause a field ^H7704 or vineyard ^H3754 to be eaten, ^H1197 and shall put ^H7971 in his beast, ^H1165 and shall feed ^H1197 in another man's ^H312 field; ^H7704 of the best ^H4315 of his own field, ^H7704 and of the best ^H4315 of his own vineyard, ^H3754 shall he make restitution. ^H7999

⁶ If fire ^H784 break out, ^H3318 and catch ^H4672 in thorns, ^H6975 so that the stacks of corn, ^H1430 or the standing corn, ^H7054 or the field, ^H7704 be consumed ^H398 therewith; he that kindled ^H1197 the fire ^H1200 shall surely ^H7999 make restitution. ^H7999

⁷ If a man ^H376 shall deliver ^H5414 unto his neighbour ^H7453 money ^H3701 or stuff ^H3627 to keep, ^H8104 and it be stolen ^H1589 out of the man's ^H376 house; ^H1004 if the thief ^H1590 be found, ^H4672 let him pay ^H7999 double. ^H8147

⁸ If the thief ^H1590 be not ^H3808 found, ^H4672 then the master ^H1167 of the house ^H1004 shall be brought ^H7126 unto the judges, ^H430 to see whether he have put ^H7971 his hand ^H3027 unto his neighbour's ^H7453 goods. ^H4399

⁹ For all manner ^H1697 of trespass, ^H6588 whether it be for ox, ^H7794 for ass, ^H2543 for sheep, ^H7716 for raiment, ^H8008 or for any manner of lost thing, ^H9 which another challengeth ^H559 to be his, the cause ^H1697 of both parties ^H8147 shall come ^H935 before the judges; ^H430 and whom the judges ^H430 shall condemn, ^H7561 he shall pay ^H7999 double ^H8147 unto his neighbour. ^H7453

¹⁰ If a man ^H376 deliver ^H5414 unto his neighbour ^H7453 an ass, ^H2543 or an ox, ^H7794 or a sheep, ^H7716 or any beast, ^H929 to keep; ^H8104 and it die, ^H4191 or be hurt, ^H7665 or driven away, ^H7617 no man seeing ^H7200 it:

¹¹ Then shall an oath ^H7621 of the LORD ^H3068 be between them both, ^H8147 that he hath not put ^H7971 his hand ^H3027 unto his neighbour's ^H7453 goods; ^H4399 and the owner ^H1167 of it shall accept ^H3947 thereof, and he shall not make it good. ^H7999

¹² And if it be stolen ^{H1589 H1589} from him, he shall make restitution ^H7999 unto the owner ^H1167 thereof.

¹³ If it be torn in pieces, ^{H2963 H2963} then let him bring ^H935 it for witness, ^H5707 and he shall not make good ^H7999 that which was torn. ^H2966

¹⁴ And if a man ^H376 borrow ^H7592 ought of his neighbour, ^H7453 and it be hurt, ^H7665 or die, ^H4191 the owner ^H1167 thereof being not with it, ^H5973 he shall surely ^H7999 make it good. ^H7999

¹⁵ But if the owner ^H1167 thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: ^H7999 if it be an hired ^H7916 thing, it came ^H935 for his hire. ^H7939

¹⁶ And if a man ^H376 entice ^H6601 a maid ^H1330 that is not betrothed, ^H781 and lie ^H7901 with her, he shall surely ^H4117 endow ^H4117 her to be his wife. ^H802

¹⁷ If her father ^H1 utterly ^H3985 refuse ^H3985 to give ^H5414 her unto him, he shall pay ^H8254 money ^H3701 according to the dowry ^H4119 of virgins. ^H1330

¹⁸ Thou shalt not suffer a witch ^H3784 to live. ^H2421

¹⁹ Whosoever lieth ^H7901 with a beast ^H929 shall surely ^H4191 be put to death. ^H4191

²⁰ He that sacrificeth ^H2076 unto any god, ^H430 save ^H1115 unto the LORD ^H3068 only, he shall be utterly destroyed. ^H2763

²¹ Thou shalt neither vex ^H3238 a stranger, ^H1616 nor oppress ^H3905 him: for ye were strangers ^H1616 in the land ^H776 of Egypt. ^H4714

²² Ye shall not afflict ^H6031 any widow, ^H490 or fatherless child. ^H3490

²³ If ^H518 thou afflict ^H6031 them in any wise, ^H6031 and they cry ^H6817 at all ^H6817 unto me, I will surely ^H8085 hear ^H8085 their cry; ^H6818

²⁴ And my wrath ^H639 shall wax hot, ^H2734 and I will kill ^H2026 you with the sword; ^H2719 and your wives ^H802 shall be widows, ^H490 and your children ^H1121 fatherless. ^H3490

²⁵ If thou lend ^H3867 money ^H3701 to any of my people ^H5971 that is poor ^H6041 by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, ^H5383 neither shalt thou lay ^H7760 upon him usury. ^H5392

²⁶ If thou at all ^H2254 take ^H2254 thy neighbour's ^H7453 raiment ^H8008 to pledge, ^H2254 thou shalt deliver ^H7725 it unto him by ^H5704 that the sun ^H8121 goeth down: ^H935

²⁷ For that is his covering ^H3682 only, it is his raiment ^H8071 for his skin: ^H5785 wherein shall he sleep? ^H7901 and it shall come to pass, when he crieth ^H6817 unto me, that I will hear; ^H8085 for I am gracious. ^H2587

²⁸ Thou shalt not revile ^H7043 the gods, ^H430 nor curse ^H779 the ruler ^H5387 of thy people. ^H5971

²⁹ Thou shalt not delay ^H309 to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, ^H4395 and of thy liquors: ^H1831 the firstborn ^H1060 of thy sons ^H1121 shalt thou give ^H5414 unto me.

³⁰ Likewise ^H3651 shalt thou do ^H6213 with thine oxen, ^H7794 and with thy sheep: ^H6629 seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 it shall be with his dam; ^H517 on the eighth ^H8066 day ^H3117 thou shalt give ^H5414 it me.

³¹ And ye shall be holy ^H6944 men ^H582 unto me: neither shall ye eat ^H398 any flesh ^H1320 that is torn of beasts ^H2966 in the field; ^H7704 ye shall cast ^H7993 it to the dogs. ^H3611

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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 dieth, 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 that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

⁷ If a man shall deliver unto 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 unto God, `to see' whether he have not put his hand unto 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 saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor.

¹⁰ If a man deliver unto 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 Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

¹² But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

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 aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

¹⁵ If the owner thereof 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 unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸ Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

¹⁹ Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

²⁰ He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

²¹ And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

²² Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

²³ If thou afflict them at all, 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 with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

²⁶ If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth 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 crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

²⁸ Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

²⁹ Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born 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 its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

³¹ And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

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¹ `When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.

² `If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

³ if the sun hath risen upon him, blood `is' for him, he doth certainly repay; if he have nothing, then he hath been sold for his theft;

⁴ if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep -- double he repayeth.

⁵ `When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, `of' the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay.

⁶ `When fire goeth forth, and hath found thorns, and a stack, or the standing corn, or the field, hath been consumed, he who causeth the burning doth certainly repay.

⁷ `When a man doth give unto his neighbour silver, or vessels to keep, and it hath been stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he repayeth double.

⁸ `If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;

⁹ for every matter of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his; unto God cometh the matter of them both; he whom God doth condemn, he repayeth double to his neighbour.

¹⁰ `When a man doth give unto his neighbour an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it hath died, or hath been hurt, or taken captive, none seeing --

¹¹ an oath of Jehovah is between them both, that he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour, and its owner hath accepted, and he doth not repay;

¹² but if it is certainly stolen from him, he doth repay to its owner;

¹³ if it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in -- a witness; the torn thing he doth not repay.

¹⁴ `And when a man doth ask `anything' from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died -- its owner not being with it -- he doth certainly repay;

¹⁵ if its owner `is' with it, he doth not repay, -- if it `is' a hired thing, it hath come for its hire.

¹⁶ `And when a man doth entice a virgin who `is' not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;

¹⁷ if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸ `A witch thou dost not keep alive.

¹⁹ `Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.

²⁰ `He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

²¹ `And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

²² `Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

²³ if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

²⁴ and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

²⁵ `If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

²⁶ if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:

²⁷ for it alone is his covering, it `is' his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I `am' gracious.

²⁸ `God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.

²⁹ `Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

³⁰ so thou dost to thine ox, to thy sheep; seven days it is with its dam, on the eighth day thou dost give it to Me.

³¹ `And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.

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

² If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.

³ If the sun be risen on him, there shall be blood-guiltiness for him; he should have made full restitution: if he had nothing, he would have been sold for his theft.

⁴ If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, 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 put in his cattle, and pasture in another man's field, of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard shall he make [it] good.

⁶ -- If fire break out, and seize the thorns, and the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field be consumed, he that kindled the fire shall fully make it good.

⁷ -- If a man 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 restore double;

⁸ if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, [to see] if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

⁹ As to all manner of fraud, -- as to ox, as to ass, as to sheep, as to clothing, as to everything lost, of which [a man] saith, It is this -- the cause of both parties shall come before the judges: he whom the judges shall condemn shall restore double to his neighbour.

¹⁰ If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any cattle, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, and no man see [it],

¹¹ an oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make [it] good.

¹² But if it have been stolen from him, he shall make [it] good unto its owner.

¹³ If it have been torn in pieces, let him bring it [as] witness: he shall not make good what was torn.

¹⁴ -- And if a man borrow anything of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, its owner not being with it, he shall fully make it good;

¹⁵ if the owner thereof 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 seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.

¹⁷ If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall weigh money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸ -- Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

¹⁹ -- Every one that lieth with a beast shall certainly be put to death.

²⁰ -- He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.

²¹ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

²² Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

²³ If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;

²⁴ and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

²⁵ -- If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee,thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.

²⁶ -- If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;

²⁷ for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? 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 judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.

²⁹ -- Thou shalt not delay the fulness of thy [threshing-floor] and the outflow of thy [winepress]. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

³⁰ Likewise shalt thou do with thy calf, with thy sheep: seven days shall it be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

³¹ -- And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.

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¹ "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

² If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

³ If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt of bloodshed for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

⁴ If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

⁵ "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten, and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

⁶ "If fire breaks out, and catches 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 delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

⁸ If the thief isn't found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out if he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

⁹ For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, 'This is mine,' the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

¹⁰ "If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;

¹¹ the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, whether he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

¹² But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

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

¹⁴ "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

¹⁵ If the owner of it is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

¹⁶ "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

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

¹⁸ "You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

¹⁹ "Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.

²⁰ "He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.

²¹ "You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

²² "You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

²³ If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

²⁴ and my wrath will grow 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 who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

²⁶ If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, 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. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

²⁸ "You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

²⁹ "You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

³⁰ You shall do likewise with your oxen and with your sheep. Seven days it shall be with its mother, then on the eighth day you shall give it me.

³¹ "You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.

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¹ If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

² If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.

³ But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.

⁴ If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.

⁵ If a man makes a fire in a field or a vine-garden, and lets the fire do damage to another man's field, he is to give of the best produce of his field or his vine-garden to make up for it.

⁶ If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.

⁷ If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the man's house, if they get the thief, he will have to make payment of twice the value.

⁸ If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

⁹ In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property which anyone says is his, let the two sides put their cause before God; and he who is judged to be in the wrong is to make payment to his neighbour of twice the value.

¹⁰ If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it comes to death or is damaged or is taken away, without any person seeing it:

¹¹ If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

¹² But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.

¹³ But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make payment for what was damaged.

¹⁴ If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.

¹⁵ If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.

¹⁶ If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he will have to give a bride-price for her to be his wife.

¹⁷ If her father will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for virgins.

¹⁸ Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.

¹⁹ Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.

²⁰ Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.

²¹ Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.

²² Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

²³ If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

²⁴ And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.

²⁵ If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

²⁶ If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:

²⁷ For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

²⁸ You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

²⁹ Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.

³⁰ In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.

³¹ You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.