English Standard Version

King James Bible

1“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.

1If 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.

2If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,

2If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

3but 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.

3If 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.

4If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

5“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.

5If 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“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.

6If 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“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.

7If 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.

8If 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.

8If 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.

9For 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.

9For 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“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,

10If 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:

11an 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.

11Then 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.

12But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

12And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

13If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.

13If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

14“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.

14And 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.

15If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.

15But 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“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.

16And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.

17If 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 sorceress to live.

18Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

19“Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.

19Whosoever 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.

20He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

21“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,

23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

24and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

24And 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 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.

25If 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.

26If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,

26If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

27for 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.

27For 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, nor curse a ruler of your people.

28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

29“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.

29Thou 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.

30You 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.

30Likewise 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 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.

31And 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.

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