Exodus 22
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Regulations Regarding Theft, Borrowing, and Accidental Damage or Loss
1#Exodus 22:1–31 in the English Bible is 21:37–22:30 in the Hebrew Bible “ ‘If a man steals an ox or small livestock and slaughters it or sells it, he will make restitution with five cattle in place of the ox and with four sheep or goats in place of the small livestock. 2“ ‘If a thief is found in the act of breaking in and he is struck and he dies, there is not bloodguilt for him. 3(If the sun has risen over him, there is bloodguilt for him. He will make full restitution. If he does not have enough,#Literally “there is not to him” he will be sold for his theft. 4If indeed the stolen item is found in his possession#Literally “in his hand” alive, from ox to donkey to small livestock, he will make double restitution.
5“ ‘If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard and he releases his livestock and it grazes in the field of another, he will make restitution from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.
6“ ‘If a fire is started and finds thorn bushes and a stack of sheaves or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire will surely make restitution.
7“ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor money or objects to watch over and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he will make double restitution. 8If the thief is not found, the owner of the house will be brought to the sanctuary#Literally “to God” or perhaps “to the judges” to learn whether or not he reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession. 9Concerning every account of transgression—concerning an ox, concerning a donkey, concerning small livestock, concerning clothing, concerning all lost property—where someone says, “This belongs to me,” the matter of the two of them will come to God;#Or “the judges” whomever God declares guilty will make double restitution to his neighbor.
10“ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or small livestock or any beast to watch over and it dies or is injured or is captured when there is no one who sees, 11the oath of Yahweh will be between the two of them concerning whether or not he has reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession, and its owner will accept this, and he will not make restitution. 12But if indeed it was stolen from him, he will make restitution to its owner. 13If indeed it was torn to pieces, he will bring it as evidence—the mangled carcass; he will not make restitution.
14“ ‘If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he will make restitution. 15If its owner was with it, he will not make restitution; if it was hired, it came with its hiring fee.
Regulations Regarding Various Offences
16“ ‘If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and he lies with her, he surely will give her bride price to have her as his wife.#Literally “for him for a woman” 17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he will weigh out money according to the bride price for the virgin.
18“ ‘You will not let a witch live.
19“ ‘Anyone lying with an animal will surely be put to death.
20“ ‘Whoever sacrifices to the gods—not to Yahweh, to him alone—will be destroyed.
Regulations Regarding Foreigners and the Poor
21“ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22“ ‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan. 23If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress. 24And I will become angry,#Literally “my nose will burn” and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.
25“ ‘If you lend money to my people, to the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not charge him interest.#Literally “put on him interest” 26If indeed you require the cloak of your neighbor as a pledge, you will return it to him at sundown, 27because it is his only garment; it is his cloak for his skin. In what will he sleep? And#Literally “And it will be” when he cries out to me, I will hear, because I am gracious.
Regulations Regarding Tribute and Holiness
28“ ‘You will not curse God,#Or “a judge” and you will not curse a leader among your people.
29“ ‘You will not delay the fullness of your harvest and the juice from your press; you will give me the firstborn of your sons. 30You will do likewise for your ox and for your sheep and goats; seven days it will be with its mother; on the eighth, you will give it to me. 31And you will be men of holiness for me; and you will not eat meat from a carcass mangled in the field; you will throw it to the dog.
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Exodus 22
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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. 2If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. 3If the sun has risen on him, he is guilty of bloodshed. He shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4If 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 by letting 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 neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. 8If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbour’s goods. 9For every matter of trespass, whether it is 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 neighbour.
10“If a man delivers to his neighbour a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it; 11the oath of the LORD shall be between them both, he has not put his hand on his neighbour’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. 12But if it is stolen from him, the one who stole shall make restitution to its owner. 13If 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 neighbour’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. 15If its owner 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. 17If 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 the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
21“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child. 23If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; 24and 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. You shall not charge him interest. 26If you take your neighbour’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down, 27for 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. 30You shall do likewise with your cattle and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days, then on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
31“You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.
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