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New American Standard Bible 1995

1"If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep.

1"If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

2"If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.

2"If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

3If the sun has risen on him, then there is blood guilt for him. A thief must surely make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he will be sold for his theft.

3"But if the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account. He shall surely make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

4If the stolen item should in fact be found alive in his possession, whether it be an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he must pay back double.

4"If what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

5"If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

5"If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

6"If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or standing grain or the whole field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution.

6"If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field itself is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.

7"If a man gives his neighbor money or articles for safekeeping, and it is stolen from the man's house, if the thief is caught, he must repay double.

7"If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man's house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double.

8If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor's goods.

8"If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, to determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor's property.

9In all cases of illegal possessions, whether for an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any kind of lost item, about which someone says 'This belongs to me,' the matter of the two of them will come before the judges, and the one whom the judges declare guilty must repay double to his neighbor.

9"For every breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any lost thing about which one says, 'This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before the judges; he whom the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

10If a man gives his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep, and it dies or is hurt or is carried away without anyone seeing it,

10"If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking,

11then there will be an oath to the LORD between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor's goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.

11an oath before the LORD shall be made by the two of them that he has not laid hands on his neighbor's property; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

12But if it was stolen from him, he will pay its owner.

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

13If it is torn in pieces, then he will bring it for evidence, and he will not have to pay for what was torn.

13"If it is all torn to pieces, let him bring it as evidence; he shall not make restitution for what has been torn to pieces.

14"If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt or dies when its owner was not with it, the man who borrowed it will surely pay.

14"If a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution.

15If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it.

15"If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire.

16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow her to be his wife.

16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

17If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

17"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

18"You must not allow a sorceress to live.

18"You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

19"Whoever has sexual relations with a beast must surely be put to death.

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

20"Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the LORD alone must be utterly destroyed.

20"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

21"You must not wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

21"You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

22"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

23If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

23"If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;

24and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless.

24and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

25"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

25"If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.

26If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,

26"If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,

27for it is his only covering--it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

27for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

28"You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

28"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

29"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

29"You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.

30You must also do this for your oxen and for your sheep; seven days they may remain with their mothers, but give them to me on the eighth day.

30"You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.

31"You will be holy people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.

31"You shall be holy men to Me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

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