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a"If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and 1four sheep for a sheep.
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b If a thief is found 2breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
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but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then 3he shall be sold for his theft.
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If the stolen beast 4is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, 5he shall pay double.
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"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.
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"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.
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"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, 6he shall pay double.
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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.
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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.
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"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,
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7an 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.
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If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.
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"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.
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If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.c
Laws About Social Justice
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9"If a man seduces a virgind who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-pricee for her and make her his wife.
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If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, 10he shall pay money equal to the 11bride-price for virgins.
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and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and 19your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
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20"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.
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21If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,
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for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he 22cries to me, I will hear, for I am 23compassionate.
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"You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. 26The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)