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Exodus 22 (WEBP)

[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.
[2] If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
[3] If 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.
[4] If 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 neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
[8] If 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 neighbor’s goods.
[9] For 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 neighbor.
[10] “If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;
[11] the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, he has not put his hand on his neighbor’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
[12] But if it is stolen from him, the one who stole shall make restitution to its owner.
[13] If 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 neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
[15] If 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.
[17] If 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 Yahweh 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.
[23] If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
[24] and 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.
[26] If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
[27] for 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.
[30] You 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 22 (KJVS)

[1] If a man shall steal () an ox , or a sheep , and kill () it, or sell () it; he shall restore () five oxen for an ox , and four sheep for a sheep .
[2] If a thief be found () breaking up , and be smitten () that he die (), [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him.
[3] If the sun be risen () upon him, [there shall be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full () restitution (); if he have nothing, then he shall be sold () for his theft .
[4] If the theft be certainly () found () in his hand alive , whether it be ox , or ass , or sheep ; he shall restore () double .
[5] If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten (), and shall put () in his beast , and shall feed () in another man’s field ; of the best of his own field , and of the best of his own vineyard , shall he make restitution ().
[6] If fire break out (), and catch () in thorns , so that the stacks of corn , or the standing corn , or the field , be consumed () [therewith]; he that kindled () the fire shall surely () make restitution ().
[7] If a man shall 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 pay () double .
[8] If the thief be not found (), then the master of the house shall be brought () unto the judges , [to see] whether he have put () his hand unto his neighbour’s goods .
[9] For all manner of trespass , [whether it be] for ox , 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 shall condemn (), he shall pay () double unto his neighbour .
[10] If a man deliver () unto his neighbour an ass , or an ox , or a sheep , or any beast , to keep (); and it die (), or be hurt (), or driven away (), no man seeing () [it]:
[11] [Then] shall an oath of the LORD be between them both , that he hath not put () his hand unto his neighbour’s goods ; and the owner of it shall accept () [thereof], and he shall not make [it] good ().
[12] And if it be stolen () () from him, he shall make restitution () unto the owner thereof.
[13] If it be torn in pieces () (), [then] let him bring () it [for] witness , [and] he shall not make good () that which was torn .
[14] And if a man borrow () [ought] of his neighbour , and it be hurt (), or die (), the owner thereof [being] not with it , he shall surely () make [it] good ().
[15] [But] if the owner thereof [be] with it, he shall not make [it] good (): 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 surely () endow () her to be his wife .
[17] If her father utterly () refuse () to give () her unto 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 surely () be put to death ().
[20] He that sacrificeth () unto [any] god , save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed ().
[21] Thou shalt neither vex () a stranger , nor oppress () him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt .
[22] Ye shall not afflict () any widow , or fatherless child .
[23] If thou afflict () them in any wise (), and they cry () at all () unto me, I will surely () hear () their cry ;
[24] And my wrath shall wax hot (), and I will kill () you with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows , and your children fatherless .
[25] If thou lend () money to [any of] my people [that is] poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer (), neither shalt thou lay () upon him usury .
[26] If thou at all () take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge (), thou shalt deliver () it unto him by that the sun goeth down ():
[27] For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment for his skin : wherein shall he sleep ()? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth () unto me, that I will hear (); for I [am] gracious .
[28] Thou shalt not revile () the gods , nor curse () the ruler of thy people .
[29] Thou shalt not delay () [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits , and of thy liquors : the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give () unto me.
[30] Likewise shalt thou do () with thine oxen , [and] with thy sheep : seven days it shall be with his dam ; on the eighth day thou shalt give () it me.
[31] And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat () [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field ; ye shall cast () it to the dogs .

Young’s Literal Translation

Exodus 22 (YLT)

[1] ‘When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.
[2] ‘If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;
[3] if the sun hath risen upon him, blood is for him, he doth certainly repay; if he have nothing, then he hath been sold for his theft;
[4] if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep-double he repayeth.
[5] ‘When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, of the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay.
[6] ‘When fire goeth forth, and hath found thorns, and a stack, or the standing corn, or the field, hath been consumed, he who causeth the burning doth certainly repay.
[7] ‘When a man doth give unto his neighbour silver, or vessels to keep, and it hath been stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief is found, he repayeth double.
[8] ‘If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;
[9] for every matter of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his; unto God cometh the matter of them both; he whom God doth condemn, he repayeth double to his neighbour.
[10] ‘When a man doth give unto his neighbour an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it hath died, or hath been hurt, or taken captive, none seeing-
[11] an oath of Jehovah is between them both, that he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour, and its owner hath accepted, and he doth not repay;
[12] but if it is certainly stolen from him, he doth repay to its owner;
[13] if it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in-a witness; the torn thing he doth not repay.
[14] ‘And when a man doth ask anything from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died-its owner not being with it-he doth certainly repay;
[15] if its owner is with it, he doth not repay,-if it is a hired thing, it hath come for its hire.
[16] ‘And when a man doth entice a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;
[17] if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.
[18] ‘A witch thou dost not keep alive.
[19] ‘Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.
[20] ‘He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.
[21] ‘And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.
[22] ‘Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;
[23] if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;
[24] and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.
[25] ‘If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;
[26] if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:
[27] for it alone is his covering, it is his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I am gracious.
[28] ‘God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.
[29] ‘Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;
[30] so thou dost to thine ox, to thy sheep; seven days it is with its dam, on the eighth day thou dost give it to Me.
[31] ‘And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.