Exodus Chapter 22

Exodus Chapter 22
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 a thief be found breaking up, and be
smitten that he die, no blood shall be
shed for him.
3 But if it be in the daylight, blood shall
be shed for him: for he should make full
restitution: if he had not wherewith, then
should he be sold for his theft. 4 If the
theft be found with him, alive, (whether
it be ox, ass, or sheep) he shall restore
the double.
5 If a man do hurt field, or vineyard, and
put in his beast to feed in another man’s
field, he shall recompense of the best of
his own field, and of the best of his own
vineyard.
6 If fire break out, and catch in the
thorns, and the stacks of corn, or the
standing corn, or the field be consumed,
he that kindled the fire shall make full
restitution.
7 If a man deliver his neighbor money or
stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of his
house, if the thief be found, he shall pay
the double.
8 If the thief be not found, then the
master of the house shall be brought unto
the judges to swear, whether he hath put
his hand unto his neighbor’s good, or no.
9 In all manner of trespass, whether it be
for oxen, 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 condemn,
he shall pay the double unto his
neighbor.
10 If a man deliver unto his neighbor to
keep ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast,
and it die, or be hurt, or taken away by
enemies, and no man see it, 11 An oath
of the Lord shall be between them twain,
that he hath not put his hand unto his
neighbor’s good, and the owner of it
shall take the oath, and he shall not
make it good:
12 But if it be stolen from him, he shall
make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13 If it be torn in pieces, he shall bring
record , and shall not make that good,
which is devoured.
14 And if a man borrow ought of his
neighbor, and it be hurt, or else die, the
owner thereof not being by, he shall
surely make it good.
15 If the owner thereof be by, he shall
not make it good: for 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
endow her, and take her to his wife.
17 If her father refuse to give her to 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
die the death.
20 He that offereth unto any gods, save
unto the Lord only, shall be slain. 21
Moreover, thou shalt not do injury to a
stranger, neither oppress him: for ye
were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 Ye shall not trouble any widow, nor
fatherless child.
23 If thou vex or trouble such, and so he
call and cry unto me, I will surely hear
his cry.
24 Then shall my wrath be kindled, and I
will kill you with the sword, and your
wives shall be widows, and your
children fatherless.
25 If thou lend money to my people, that
is, to the poor with thee, thou shalt not
be as an usurer unto him: ye shall not
oppress him with usury. 26 If thou take
thy neighbor’s raiment to pledge, thou
shalt restore it unto him before the sun
go down:
27 For that is his covering only, and this
is his garment for his skin: wherein shall
he sleep? Therefore when he crieth unto
me, I will hear him: for I am merciful.
28 Thou shalt not rail upon the judges,
neither speak evil of the ruler of thy
people.
29 Thine abundance and thy liquor shalt
thou not keep back. The firstborn of thy
sons shalt thou give me.
30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine
oxen and with thy sheep: seven days it
shall be with his dam, and the eighth day
thou shalt give it me. 31 Ye shall be an
holy people unto me, neither shall ye eat
any flesh that is torn of beasts in the
field: ye shall cast it to the dog.