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Property Laws
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.
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.
If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.
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.
If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.
If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.
“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard.
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.
“If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.
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.
“If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
-- 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;
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property.
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.
For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.
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.
“If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep safe, and it dies or is injured or is driven away, without anyone seeing it,
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],
an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.
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.
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.
But if it have been stolen from him, he shall make [it] good unto its owner.
If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.
If it have been torn in pieces, let him bring it [as] witness: he shall not make good what was torn.
“If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution.
-- 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;
if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make [it] good; if it be a hired [thing], it came for its hire.
Laws of Social Responsibility
And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.
And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall weigh money according to the dowry of virgins.
“Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.
Every one that lieth with a beast shall certainly be put to death.
-- He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
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.
If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,
-- If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;
for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
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.
“You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.
“You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
-- 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.
You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
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.