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Exodus 22 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | If a man shall steal an ox or a sheep, and slaughter it or sell it, he shall recompense five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. | “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. | “Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep. | |
| 2 | If in breaking in a thief shall be found, and he was smitten and died, no bloods for him. | If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, | “If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; | |
| 3 | If the sun was risen upon him, bloods for him: recompensing, he shall recompense; if nothing to him, to be sold for his theft. | 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. | but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed. “Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft. | |
| 4 | If finding, the theft shall be found in his hand, from an ox to an ass, to a sheep; living, he shall recompense two. | 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. | If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double. | |
| 5 | If a man shall feed a field or vineyard, and send forth the cattle and feed in another field: from the good of his field and from the good of his vineyard shall he recompense. | “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. | “If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution from the best of their own field or vineyard. | |
| 6 | If fire shall come forth, and find thorns, and it consume the heap of sheaves or stalk of grain, or the field; he having kindled the fire, recompensing, he shall recompense. | “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. | “If a fire breaks out and spreads into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution. | |
| 7 | If a man shall give to his friend silver or vessels to watch, and it was stolen out of the man's house, if the thief shall be found he shall recompense double. | “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. | “If anyone gives a neighbor silver or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double. | |
| 8 | If the thief shall not be found, and the lord of the house being brought to God, if he put not forth his hand upon his friend's goods. | 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. | But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property. | |
| 9 | For every word of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for garment, for every loss which if this say is his: to God the word of both of them shall come; whom God shall condemn, he shall recompense double to his friend. | 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. | In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to the other. | |
| 10 | If a man shall give to his friend an ass or ox or sheep or all cattle to watch; and it died, or being broken or being taken captive, not being seen: | “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, | “If anyone gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep or any other animal to their neighbor for safekeeping and it dies or is injured or is taken away while no one is looking, | |
| 11 | An oath of Jehovah shall be between them both if he put not forth his hand to his friend's goods; and its lord shall take and he shall not recompense. | 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. | the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the LORD that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required. | |
| 12 | And if stealing, it shall be stolen from him, he shall recompense to his lord. | But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. | But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner. | |
| 13 | If tearing in pieces, it shall be torn in pieces, he shall bring it a witness; the torn in pieces he shall not recompense. | If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn. | If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall bring in the remains as evidence and shall not be required to pay for the torn animal. | |
| 14 | And if a man shall ask from his friend, and being broken or dying, its lord not with it, recompensing, he shall recompense. | “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. | “If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution. | |
| 15 | If its lord be with it, he shall not recompense: if hired, it came for its hire. | If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee. | But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss. | |
| 16 | If a man shall seduce a virgin who was not betrothed, and lying with her, endowing, he shall endow her to him for a wife. | “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. | “If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife. | |
| 17 | If her father refusing shall refuse to give her to him, he shall weigh the silver according to the dowry of virgins. | If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins. | If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins. | |
| 18 | Thou shalt not preserve alive a sorceress. | “You shall not permit a sorceress to live. | “Do not allow a sorceress to live. | |
| 19 | Every one lying with a quadruped, dying, shall die. | “Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death. | “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death. | |
| 20 | He sacrificing to a God except to Jehovah himself alone, shall be devoted to destruction. | “Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted to destruction. | “Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed. | |
| 21 | Thou shalt not treat evil the stranger, and thou shalt not press him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. | “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. | “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. | |
| 22 | Every widow and orphan ye shall not afflict. | You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. | “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. | |
| 23 | If afflicting, thou shalt afflict him, if crying, he shall cry to me, hearing, I will hear his cry. | If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, | If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. | |
| 24 | And my anger kindling, I killed you with the sword; and your wives were widows, and your sons orphans. | and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. | My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. | |
| 25 | If thou shalt lend silver to my people being poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him, as lending; ye shall not put interest upon him. | “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. | “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest. | |
| 26 | If taking in pledge, thou shalt take in pledge the garment of thy friend, at the going down of the sun thou shalt turn it back to him. | If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, | If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset, | |
| 27 | For it is his covering alone; his garment for his nakedness in which he shall lie; and it was when he shall cry to me, and I heard, for I am compassionate. | 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. | because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. | |
| 28 | Thou shalt not make light of God, and thou shalt not curse the chiefs of thy people. | “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. | “Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people. | |
| 29 | Thy fulness and thy tears thou shalt not delay: the first-born of thy sons thou shalt give to me. | “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. | “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. “You must give me the firstborn of your sons. | |
| 30 | Thus shalt thou do to thine ox, to thy sheep: seven days shall it be with its mother; in the eighth day thou shalt give it to me. | 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. | Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day. | |
| 31 | And ye shall be holy men to me, and ye shall not eat flesh torn in pieces in the field; ye shall cast it to the dog. | “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. | “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs. | |
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