1    ^noteWhen a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he shall repay five beasts for the ox and four sheep for the sheep. 2    3    4    ^noteHe shall pay in full; if he has no means, he shall be sold to pay for the theft. But if the animal is found alive in his possession, be it ox, ass, or sheep, he shall repay two.

^noteIf a burglar is caught in the act and is fatally injured, it is not murder; but if he breaks in after sunrise and is fatally injured, then it is murder.

5   When a man burns off a field or a vineyard and lets the fire spread so that it burns another man's field, ^note he shall make restitution from his own field according to the yield expected; and if the whole field is laid waste, ^note he shall make restitution from the best part of his own field or vineyard.

6   When a fire starts and spreads to a heap of brushwood, so that sheaves, or standing corn, or a whole field is destroyed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.

7   When one man gives another silver or chattels for safe keeping, and they are stolen from that man's house, the thief, if he is found, shall restore twofold. 8   But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall appear before God, to make a declaration that he has not touched his neighbour's property. 9   In every case of law-breaking involving an ox, an ass, or a sheep, a cloak, or any lost property which may be claimed, each party shall bring his case before God; he whom God declares to be in the wrong shall restore twofold to his neighbour.

10   When a man gives an ass, an ox, a sheep or any beast into his neighbour's keeping, and it dies or is injured or is carried off, there being no witness, 11   the neighbour shall swear by the Lord that he has not touched the man's property. The owner shall accept this, and no restitution shall be made. 12   If it has been stolen from him, he shall make

Israel at Mount Sinai restitution to the owner. 13   If it has been mauled by a wild beast, he shall bring it in as evidence; he shall not make restitution for what has been mauled.

14   When a man borrows a beast ^note from his neighbour and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, the borrower shall make full restitution; but if the owner is with it, 15   the borrower shall not make restitution. If it was hired, only the hire shall be due.

16   When a man seduces a virgin who is not yet betrothed, he shall pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 17   If her father refuses to give her to him, the seducer shall pay in silver a sum equal to the bride-price for virgins.

18   You shall not allow a witch to live.

19   Whoever has unnatural connection with a beast shall be put to death.

20   Whoever sacrifices to any god but the Lord shall be put to death under solemn ban.

21   You shall not wrong an alien, or be hard upon him; you were yourselves aliens in Egypt. 22   You shall not ill-treat any widow or fatherless child. 23    24   If you do, be sure that I will listen if they appeal to me; my anger will be roused and I will kill you with the sword; your own wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

25   If you advance money to any poor man amongst my people, you shall not act like a money-lender: you must not exact interest in advance from him.

26   If you take your neighbour's cloak in pawn, you shall return it to him by sunset, because it is his only covering. 27   It is the cloak in which he wraps his body; in what else can he sleep? If he appeals to me, I will listen, for I am full of compassion.

28   You shall not revile God, nor curse a chief of your own people.

29   You shall not hold back the first of your harvest, whether corn or wine. ^note 30   You shall give me your first-born sons. You shall do the same with your oxen and your sheep. They shall stay with the mother for seven days; on the eighth day you shall give them to me.

31   You shall be holy to me: you shall not eat the flesh of anything in the open country killed by beasts, but you shall throw it to the dogs.

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