Exodus 22

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1 If anyone steals an ox or a sheep and kicks or sells, five oxen will pay for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
2 If [he] finds a thief digging in and hits him, so that he dies, then blood is not [imputed] to him;
3 But if the sun came up above him, then blood will be imputed to him. [The stolen] must pay; And if there is nothing, let them sell it [for payment] for the stolen goods;
4 If the stolen is found in his hands alive, whether it is a wolf, or an ass, or a sheep, let him pay in half.
5 If a man loses a field or a vineyard, letting his cattle poison another's field, let him reward the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.
6th If there is a fire and sweeps the thorn and burns out the mop, or the harvest, or the field, then he must pay who caused this fire.

7th If one gives his neighbor silver or things to keep, and they are stolen from his house, then if there is a thief, he will pay twice;
8 And if there is not a thief, let the master of the house come to the judges [and swear] that he has not put his hand on his neighbor's property.
9 About any thing that is disputable, about the will, about the donkey, about the sheep, about the clothes, about any thing lost, about which someone will say that it is him, the work of both must be brought to the judges: who will be accused by the judge, he will pay his neighbor twice .
10 If a man gives his ass to his neighbor, or ox or sheep, or what other livestock to save, and he dies, or is damaged, or taken away, so that no one will see it,
eleven The oath before the Lord be between these two in that he did not put his hands on his neighbor's property; And the master must accept, and [he] will not pay;
12 If he is stolen from him, he must pay his master;
13 If he becomes a beast, then let him present the torn to pieces as evidence: he does not pay for the tattered ones.
14 If a man takes his cattle from his neighbor, and he is damaged, or dies, and his master was not with him, he must pay;
15 If his master was with him, he should not pay; If he was taken into hiring for money, then let him go for that price.

16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not killed, and lies with her, let her give her a vein [and take her] to herself as wife;
17th And if the father does not consent to extradite her for him, let him pay [as much] silver as [is] for the vienna to the girls.
18 Do not leave the survivors alive.
19 Let every slaughter be put to death.
20 The one who sacrifices to the gods, except one Lord, be destroyed.
21 Do not oppress the alien, or oppress him, for you yourself were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22 Do not oppress widows or orphans;
23 If you oppress them, then when they cry to me, I will hear their cry,
24 And my wrath will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children become orphans.

25 If you lend money to the poor of My people, do not oppress him and do not impose any growth on him.
26th If you take as a pledge the clothes of your neighbor, return the sun before sunset,
27th For she is the only veil of him, she is the garment of his body: in what will he sleep? So when he cries to me, I will hear, for I am merciful.
28 Judge not evil words, and do not reproach your ruler among your people.
29 Thou shalt not delay the firstfruits of thy threshing floor, and of thy winepress; Give me first of your sons;
thirty Do the same with your bullock and with your sheep. Seven days, let them be with their mother, and on the eighth day, give them to Me.
31 And you shall be holy to me. And the flesh that is torn by a beast in the field, do not eat, throw it to the dogs.

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