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Protection of Property
“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
Responsibility for Property
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
“If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;
If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed.
but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft.
If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession — whether ox or donkey or sheep — they must pay back double.
If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double.
“If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution from the best of their own field or vineyard.
“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds 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 into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution.
“If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
“If anyone gives a neighbor silver or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
“If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.
“For any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.
“If anyone gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep or any other animal to their neighbor for safekeeping and it dies or is injured or is taken away while no one is looking,
If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it,
the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required.
then an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good.
But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
But if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.
If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall bring in the remains as evidence and shall not be required to pay for the torn animal.
If it is torn to pieces by a beast, then he shall bring it as evidence, and he shall not make good what was torn.
“If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution.
“And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good.
But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss.
If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire.
Social Responsibility
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.
Moral and Ceremonial Principles
“If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.
“If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.
“Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.
“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.
“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.
“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.
If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry;
My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset,
If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.
because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.
“You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
“You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.
Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.