Of theft-of damage. CHAP. XXII. Of trespasses-borrowing, &c. 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand so that the stacks of corn, or the standing for hand, foot for foot, corn, or the field be consumed therewith 25 Burning for burning, wound for he that kindled the fire shall surely make wound, stripe for stripe. restitution. 26 And if a man smite the eye of his 7¶ If a man shall deliver unto his neighservant, or the eye of his maid, that it bour money or stuff to keep, and it be stoperish; he shall let him go free for his len out of the man's house; if the thief be eye's sake. found, let him pay double. 27 And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. 8 If 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. 9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which ano29 But if the ox were wont to push with ther challengeth to be his: the cause of his horn in time past, and it hath been tes- both parties shall come before the judges; tified to his owner, and he hath not kept and whom the judges shall condemn, he him in, but that he hath killed a man or a shall pay double unto his neighbour. woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. 30 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. 32 If the ox shall push a man-servant, or maid-servant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. 35 And if one man's ox hurt another's that he die, then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it, and the dead or also they shall divide. 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead shall be his own. CHAP. XXII. Fa 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. 2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 10 If 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: 11 Then 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. 12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces; then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 ¶ And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, ordie, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for his hire. 16 T And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 T Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 ¶ Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 3 If the sun be risen upon him there shall be blood shed for him: for he 21 ¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, should make full restitution; if he have no-nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in thing, then he shall be sold for his theft. the land of Egypt. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double. 22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and 5 If a man shall cause a field or vine- they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear yard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, their cry; and shall feed in another man's field: of 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I' the best of his own field, and of the best of will kill you with the sword; and your his own vineyard shall he make restitution. wives shall be widows, and your children 6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, fatherless. Of slander and false witness. EXODUS. An angel promised. 25 ¶ If thou lend money to any of my the son of thy handmaid, and the stran people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not ger, may be refreshed. be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou 13 T And in all things that I have said lay upon him usury. unto you, be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 26 ¶ If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened 27 For 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 bread seven days, as I commanded thee, gracious. 28 T Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 T Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. 6 T Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. : in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt and none shall appear before me empty :) 16 And the feast of harvest, the first fruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD God. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread: neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. 19 The first of the first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 20 T Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their 8 And thou shalt take no gift; for the works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the them, and quite break down their images. words of the righteous. 25 And ye shall serve the LORD your 9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stran-God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy ger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, water; and I will take sickness away from seeing ye were strangers in the land of the midst of thee. Egypt. 26 There shall nothing cast their young, 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy nor be barren, in thy land: the number land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: of thy days I will fulfil. 11 But the seventh year thou shalt let 27 I will send my fear before thee, and it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy will destroy all the people to whom thou people may eat and what they leave the shalt come, and I will make all thine onebeasts of the field shall eat. In like man-mies turn their backs unto thee. ner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, und 28 And I will send hornets before thee, with thy oliveyard. which shall drive out the Hivite, the Ca12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, naanite, and the Hittite from before thee. and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: 29 I will not drive them out from bethat thine ox and thine ass may rest, and fore thee in one year; lest the land be |