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Exodus 22:1-15

1Ifamanshallstealanox,orasheep,andkillH4191it,orsellit;heshallpay five oxenforanox,andfour sheepforasheep.

2Ifthethiefbefoundbreakingin,andbesmittensothathedieth,thereshallbenobloodguiltinessforhim.

3Ifthesunberisenuponhim,thereshallbebloodguiltinessforhim;heshallmakerestitutionH7999:ifhehavenothing, thenheshallbesoldforhistheft.

4Ifthetheftbefoundinhishand alive,whetheritbeox,orass,orsheep,heshallpayH7999double.

5IfamanshallcauseafieldH7704orvineyardtobeeatenH398,andshalllethisbeast loose,anditfeedinanother man’sfieldH7704;ofthebestofhisownfieldH7704,andofthebestofhisown vineyard,shallhemakerestitutionH7999.

6Iffire breakout,andcatchinthorns,sothattheshocksofgrain,orthestanding grain,orthefieldareconsumed;hethatkindledthefireshallsurelymakeH5414restitutionH7999.

7IfamanshalldeliveruntohisneighborH7453moneyorstufftokeep,anditbestolenoutoftheman’shouseH1004;ifthethiefH1590befoundH4672,heshallpay double.

8Ifthethiefbenotfound,thenthemasterofthehouseshallcomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935nearuntoGodH430,toseewhetherhehavenotputhishand untohisneighbor’sH7453goods.

9Foreverymatteroftrespass,whetheritbeforoxH7794,forass,forsheepH7716,forraiment,orforanymanneroflostthing, whereofoneH376saith,Thisisit,thecauseofbothpartiesshallcomebeforeGod;hewhomGodshallcondemnshallpaydouble untohisneighborH7453.

10IfamandeliveruntohisneighborH7453anass,oranox,orasheep,oranybeast,tokeep;anditdie,orbeתִּהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961hurt,ordrivenawayH7971,nomanseeingit:

11theoathofJehovahshallbebetweenthem both,whetherhehathnotputhishand untohisneighbor’s goods;andtheownerH1167thereofshallacceptit,andheshallnotmakerestitutionH7999.

12Butifitbestolenfromhim,heshallmakerestitutionH7999untotheowner thereof.

13Ifitbetorninpieces, lethimbringitforwitness:heshallnotmakegoodthatwhichwastorn.

14Andifamanborrow aughtofhisneighbor,anditbehurt,ordie,theownerH1167thereofnotbeingwithit,heshallsurelymakerestitutionH7999.

15Iftheowner thereofbewithit,heshallnotmakeitgood:ifitbeahiredthing,itcameforitshire.

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