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If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep,[a] and kill it, or sell it; he shall restorefiveoxen for an ox, and foursheep for a sheep.
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If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
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If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make fullrestitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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If the theft be certainlyfound in his handalive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restoredouble.
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If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man'sfield; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
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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.
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If a man shall deliver unto his neighbourmoney or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man'shouse; if the thief be found, let him paydouble.
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If the thief be notfound, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour'sgoods.
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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 paydouble unto his neighbour.
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If a mandeliver 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:
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Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour'sgoods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
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And if it be stolen* from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
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If it be torn in pieces*, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
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And if a manborrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
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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.
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And if a manentice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surelyendow her to be his wife.
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If her fatherutterlyrefuse to give her unto him, he shall pay[b]money according to the dowry of virgins.
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Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
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He that sacrificeth unto any god,save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
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If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surelyhear their cry;
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And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your childrenfatherless.
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If thou lendmoney 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.
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If thou at alltake thy neighbour'sraiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
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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.
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Thou shalt not revile the gods,[c] nor curse the ruler of thy people.
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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.
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Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep:sevendays it shall be with his dam; on the eighthday thou shalt give it me.
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And ye shall be holymen unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.