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.
w{a w{x'b.j.W h,f -w{a rw{v vyia -b{n.gIy yiK ? !a{c -[;B.r;a.w rw{V;h t;x;T ~eL;v.y r'q'b h'Vim]x w{r'k.m ? h,F;h t;x;T
2
If a
thief be
found breaking
up, and be
smitten that he
die, there shall no
blood be shed for him.
!yea tem'w h'KUh.w b'N;G;h aec'MIy t,r,T.x;M;B -mia ? ~yim'D w{l
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.
~eL;v w{l ~yim'D wy'l'[ v,m,V;h h'x.r'z -mia ? w{t'ben.giB r;K.min.w w{l !yea -mia ~eL;v.y
4
If the
theft be
certainly found in his
hand alive, whether it be
ox, or
ass, or
sheep; he shall
restore double.
rw{m]x -d;[ rw{Vim h'ben.G;h w{d'y.b aec'Mit aec'Mih -mia ? ~eL;v.y ~Iy;n.v ~yiY;x h,f -d;[
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.
h'ryi[.B -t,a x;Liv.w ~,r,k -w{a h,d'f vyia -r,[.b;y yiK ? w{m.r;K b;jyem.W .Whed'f b;jyem rex;a hed.fiB re[ib.W ? ~eL;v.y
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.
vyid'G l;k/a,n.w ~yic{q h'a.c'm.W vea aecet -yiK ? ri[.b;M;h ~eL;v.y ~eL;v h,d'F;h w{a h'm'Q;h w{a ? h're[.B;h -t,a
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.
~yilek -w{a @,s,K .Whe[er -l,a vyia !eTIy -yiK ? b'N;G;h aec'MIy -mia vyia'h tyeBim b;NUg.w r{m.vil ? ~Iy'n.v ~eL;v.y
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.
tIy;B;h -l;[;B b;r.qin.w b'N;G;h aec'MIy a{l -mia ? t,ka,l.miB w{d'y x;l'v a{l -mia ~yih{l/a'h -l,a ? .Whe[er
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.
rw{m]x -l;[ rw{v -l;[ [;v,P -r;b.D -l'K -l;[ ? r,v]a h'deb]a -l'K -l;[ h'm.l;f -l;[ h,f -l;[ ? ~,hyen.v -r;b.D a{b'y ~yih{l/a'h d;[ h,z a.Wh -yiK r;ma{y ? .Whe[er.l ~Iy;n.v ~eL;v.y ~yih{l/a !U[yiv.r;y r,v]a
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:
rw{v -w{a rw{m]x .Whe[er -l,a vyia !eTIy -yiK ? r;B.vin -w{a tem.W r{m.vil h'meh.B -l'k.w h,f -w{a ? h,a{r !yea h'B.vin -w{a
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.
a{l -mia ~,hyen.v !yeB h,y.hiT h'wh.y t;[Ub.v ? wy'l'[.B x;q'l.w .Whe[er t,ka,l.miB w{d'y x;l'v ? ~eL;v.y a{l.w