1 “ If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

`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 I f the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed.

`If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

3 I f the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

if the sun hath risen upon him, blood for him, he doth certainly repay; if he have nothing, then he hath been sold for his theft;

4 I f the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double.

if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep -- double he repayeth.

5 “ If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

`When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay.

6 “ If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

`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 “ If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

`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 I f the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.

`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 any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

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 I f a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it,

`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 t hen an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good.

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 B ut if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

but if it is certainly stolen from him, he doth repay to its owner;

13 I f it is torn to pieces by a beast, then he shall bring it as evidence, and he shall not make good what was torn.

if it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in -- a witness; the torn thing he doth not repay.

14 “ And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good.

`And when a man doth ask from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died -- its owner not being with it -- he doth certainly repay;

15 I f its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire. Moral and Ceremonial Principles

if its owner with it, he doth not repay, -- if it a hired thing, it hath come for its hire.

16 “ If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.

`And when a man doth entice a virgin who not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;

17 I f her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.

if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

18 “ You shall not permit a sorceress to live.

`A witch thou dost not keep alive.

19 “ Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.

`Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.

20 “ He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

`He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

21 “ You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

22 “ You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

23 I f you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry;

if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

24 a nd My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

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 you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.

`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 I f you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.

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 F or that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

for it alone is his covering, it 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 gracious.

28 “ You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

`God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.

29 “ You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.

`Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

30 L ikewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.

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 you shall be holy men to Me: you shall not eat meat torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

`And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.