The Latin Vulgate VUL
English Standard Version ESV
1 si quis furatus fuerit bovem aut ovem et occiderit vel vendiderit quinque boves pro uno bove restituet et quattuor oves pro una ove
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"If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
2 si effringens fur domum sive suffodiens fuerit inventus et accepto vulnere mortuus fuerit percussor non erit reus sanguinis
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If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
3 quod si orto sole hoc fecerit homicidium perpetravit et ipse morietur si non habuerit quod pro furto reddat venundabitur
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but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
4 si inventum fuerit apud eum quod furatus est vivens sive bos sive asinus sive ovis duplum restituet
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If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.
5 si laeserit quispiam agrum vel vineam et dimiserit iumentum suum ut depascatur aliena quicquid optimum habuerit in agro suo vel in vinea pro damni aestimatione restituet
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"If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard.
6 si egressus ignis invenerit spinas et conprehenderit acervos frugum sive stantes segetes in agris reddet damnum qui ignem succenderit
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"If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.
7 si quis commendaverit amico pecuniam aut vas in custodiam et ab eo qui susceperat furto ablata fuerint si invenitur fur duplum reddet
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"If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man's house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
8 si latet dominus domus adplicabitur ad deos et iurabit quod non extenderit manum in rem proximi sui
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If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.
9 ad perpetrandam fraudem tam in bove quam in asino et ove ac vestimento et quicquid damnum inferre potest ad deos utriusque causa perveniet et si illi iudicaverint duplum restituet proximo suo
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For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, 'This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.
10 si quis commendaverit proximo suo asinum bovem ovem et omne iumentum ad custodiam et mortuum fuerit aut debilitatum vel captum ab hostibus nullusque hoc viderit
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"If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep safe, and it dies or is injured or is driven away, without anyone seeing it,
11 iusiurandum erit in medio quod non extenderit manum ad rem proximi sui suscipietque dominus iuramentum et ille reddere non cogetur
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an oath by the LORD shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.
12 quod si furto ablatum fuerit restituet damnum domino
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But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.
13 si comestum a bestia deferet ad eum quod occisum est et non restituet
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If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.
14 qui a proximo suo quicquam horum mutuo postularit et debilitatum aut mortuum fuerit domino non praesente reddere conpelletur
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"If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution.
15 quod si inpraesentiarum fuit dominus non restituet maxime si conductum venerat pro mercede operis sui
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If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.
16 si seduxerit quis virginem necdum desponsatam et dormierit cum ea dotabit eam et habebit uxorem
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"If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.
17 si pater virginis dare noluerit reddet pecuniam iuxta modum dotis quam virgines accipere consuerunt
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If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.
18 maleficos non patieris vivere
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"You shall not permit a sorceress to live.
19 qui coierit cum iumento morte moriatur
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"Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.
20 qui immolat diis occidetur praeter Domino soli
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"Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted to destruction.
21 advenam non contristabis neque adfliges eum advenae enim et ipsi fuistis in terra Aegypti
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"You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
22 viduae et pupillo non nocebitis
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You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
23 si laeseritis eos vociferabuntur ad me et ego audiam clamorem eorum
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If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
24 et indignabitur furor meus percutiamque vos gladio et erunt uxores vestrae viduae et filii vestri pupilli
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and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25 si pecuniam mutuam dederis populo meo pauperi qui habitat tecum non urgues eum quasi exactor nec usuris opprimes
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"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
26 si pignus a proximo tuo acceperis vestimentum ante solis occasum redde ei
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If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,
27 ipsum enim est solum quo operitur indumentum carnis eius nec habet aliud in quo dormiat si clamaverit ad me exaudiam eum quia misericors sum
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for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
28 diis non detrahes et principi populi tui non maledices
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"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
29 decimas tuas et primitias non tardabis offerre primogenitum filiorum tuorum dabis mihi
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"You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
30 de bubus quoque et ovibus similiter facies septem diebus sit cum matre sua die octavo reddes illum mihi
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You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
31 viri sancti eritis mihi carnem quae a bestiis fuerit praegustata non comedetis sed proicietis canibus
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"You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
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