New Revised Standard NRS
King James Version KJV
1 When someone steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. The thief shall make restitution, but if unable to do so, shall be sold for the theft.
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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 is found breaking in, and is beaten to death, no bloodguilt is incurred;
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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.
3 but if it happens after sunrise, bloodguilt is incurred.
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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 When the animal, whether ox or donkey or sheep, is found alive in the thief's possession, the thief shall pay double.
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If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
5 When someone causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets livestock loose to graze in someone else's field, restitution shall be made from the best in the owner's field or vineyard.
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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's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
6 When fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire shall make full 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.
7 When someone delivers to a neighbor money or goods for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, then the thief, if caught, shall pay double.
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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 is not caught, the owner of the house shall be brought before God, to determine whether or not the owner had laid hands on the neighbor's goods.
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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 In any case of disputed ownership involving ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any other loss, of which one party says, "This is mine," the case of both parties shall come before God; the one whom God condemns shall pay double to the other.
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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 pay double unto his neighbour.
10 When someone delivers to another a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal for safekeeping, and it dies or is injured or is carried off, without anyone seeing it,
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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 an oath before the Lord shall decide between the two of them that the one has not laid hands on the property of the other; the owner shall accept the oath, and no restitution shall be made.
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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's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
12 But if it was stolen, restitution shall be made to its owner.
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And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13 If it was mangled by beasts, let it be brought as evidence; restitution shall not be made for the mangled remains.
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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.
14 When someone borrows an animal from another and it is injured or dies, the owner not being present, full restitution shall be made.
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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 If the owner was present, there shall be no restitution; if it was hired, only the hiring fee is due.
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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.
16 When a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married, and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.
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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 But if her father refuses to give her to him, he shall pay an amount equal to the bride-price for virgins.
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If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
18 You shall not permit a female sorcerer to live.
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Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19 Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.
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Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction.
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He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21 You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
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Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.
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Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23 If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;
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If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
24 my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans.
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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 children fatherless.
25 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them.
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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 you take your neighbor's cloak in pawn, you shall restore it before the sun goes down;
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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 it may be your neighbor's only clothing to use as cover; in what else shall that person sleep? And if your neighbor cries out to me, I will listen, for I am compassionate.
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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.
28 You shall not revile God, or curse a leader of your people.
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Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
29 You shall not delay to make offerings from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
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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.
30 You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall remain with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
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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 You shall be people consecrated to me; therefore you shall not eat any meat that is mangled by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
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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.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The King James Version is in the public domain.