Exodus 22
1 And if the thief be found in the
breach made by himself and be smitten and die, there
shall not be blood shed for him. 2 But
if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if
aGr. he.a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.
3 And if the thing stolen be left and
be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.
4 And if any one should feed down a
field or a vineyard, and should send in his beast to feed down another field,
he shall make compensation of his own field according to his produce; and if
he shall have fed down the whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best
of his own field and the best of his vineyard.
5 And if fire have gone forth and
caught thorns, and should also set on fire threshing-floors or ears of corn or
a field, he that kindled the fire shall make compensation.
6 And if any one give to his neighbour
money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the
thief be found, he shall repay double.
7 But if the thief be not found, the
master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely
he has not wrought wickedly in
bGr. over.regard of any part of his neighbour's deposit,
8 according to every injury alleged,
both concerning a calf, and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every
alleged loss, whatsoever in fact it may be,—the judgment of both shall proceed
before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to his neighbour
double. 9 And if any one give to his
neighbour to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be
taken, and no one know, 10 an oath of
God shall be between both, each swearing that he has
surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbour's deposit; and so
his master shall
cGr. accept him.hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.
11 And if it be stolen from him, he
shall make compensation to the owner.
12 And if it be seized of beasts, he
shall bring him to witness the prey, and he shall not
make compensation. 13 And if any one
borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be wounded or
die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make
compensation. 14 But if the owner be
with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a
dQu. If the borrower be a hireling, he shall have the ruined beast instead
of his hire?hired thing, there shall be a compensation to him
instead of his hire.
15 And if any one deceive a virgin
that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife
to himself. 16 And if her father
positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he
shall pay
eGr. money.compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.
17 Ye shall not save the lives of
sorcerers. 18 Every one that lies
with a beast ye shall surely put to death.
19 He that sacrifices to any gods but
to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.
20 And ye shall not hurt a stranger,
nor afflict him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
21 Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.
22 And if ye should afflict them by
ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their
voice. 23 And I will be very angry,
and will slay you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your
children orphans. 24 And if thou
shouldest lend money to thy poor brother who is by thee, thou shalt not be
hard upon him, thou shalt not exact usury of him.
25 And if thou take thy neighbour's
garment for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.
26 For this is his clothing, this is
the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall
cry to me, I will hearken to him, for I am merciful.
27 fActs 23. 5.
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of thy people.
28 Thou shalt not keep back the
first-fruits of thy threshing floor and press. The first-born of thy sons thou
shalt give to me. 29 So shalt thou do
with thy calf and thy sheep and thine ass; seven days shall it be under the
mother, and the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.
30 And ye shall be holy men to me;
and ye shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, ye shall cast it to the dog.