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Exodus 22

1Ifamanstealanox,orasheep,andkillH4191it,orsellit,heshallrestore five oxenfortheox,andfour sheepforthesheep.

2Ifthethiefbeencountered breakingin,andbesmittensothathedie,thereshallbenoblood-guiltinessforhim.

3Ifthesunberisenonhim,thereshallbeblood-guiltinessforhim;heshouldhavemade fullrestitutionH7999:ifhehadnothing,hewouldhavebeen soldforhistheft.

4Ifthestolenthingbeactuallyfound aliveinhishand,whetheritbeox,orass,orsheep,heshallrestore double.

5IfamanshallcauseafieldH7704orvineyardtobeeatenH398,andputinhiscattle,andpastureinanother man'sfieldH7704,ofthebestofhisownfieldH7704,andofthebestofhisown vineyardshallhemake[it] good.

6—Iffire breakout,andseizethethorns,andthestacksofcorn,orthestanding corn,orthefieldbeconsumed,hethatkindledthefireshallfullymakeH5414itgood.

7—Ifamandeliveruntohisneighbour moneyorstufftokeep,anditbestolenoutoftheman'shouseH1004;ifthethiefH1590befoundH4672,lethimrestore double;

8ifthethiefbenotfound,themasterofthehouseshallbebroughtH935beforethejudges, [tosee]ifhehasnotputhishand untohisneighbour's goods.

9Astoallmanneroffraud, —astooxH7794,astoass,astosheepH7716,astoclothing,astoeverythingH3605lost,ofwhich[amanH376] saith,Itisthis—thecauseofbothpartiesshallcomebeforethejudges:hewhomthejudgesshallcondemnshallrestore doubletohisneighbour.

10Ifamandeliveruntohisneighbouranass,oranox,orasheep,oranycattle,tokeep,anditdie,orbeתִּהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961hurt,ordrivenawayH7971,andnomansee[it],

11anoathofJehovahshallbebetweenthem both,thathehathnotputhishand untohisneighbour's goods;andtheownerH1167ofitshallacceptit,andheshallnotmake [it] good.

12Butifithavebeenstolenfromhim,heshallmake [it] good untoitsowner.

13Ifithavebeentorninpieces, lethimbringit[as] witness:heshallnotmakegoodwhatwastorn.

14—Andifamanborrowanythingofhisneighbour,anditbehurt,ordie,itsownerH1167notbeingwithit,heshallfully makeitgood;

15iftheowner thereofbewithit,heshallnotmake[it] good;ifitbeahired [thing],itcameforitshire.

16Andifaman seduceavirginH1330thatisnotbetrothed,andliewithher,heshallcertainlyendowher,tobehiswife.

17If her father utterlyrefusetogive her unto him,heshallweigh money accordingtothedowryofvirgins.

18— Thou shalt not sufferawitchtolive.

19— Everyonethatliethwithabeastshallcertainlybeputtodeath.

20—Hethatsacrificethto[any]god, savetoJehovah only,shallbeH1961devotedtodestruction.

21Thou shaltneithervexastranger,noroppresshim;foryehavebeenstrangersinthelandofEgypt.

22Ye shallnotafflictH6031anywidoworfatherless child.

23Ifthou afflicthiminanyway,ifhecryatall untome,Iwillcertainly hearhiscry;

24andmyangershallburn,andIwillslayyouwiththesword;andyourwivesshallbeH1961widows,andyourchildren fatherless.

25—Ifthou lend moneytomypeople,thepoorwiththee, thou shaltnotbetohimasausurer: ye shall chargehimnointerest.

26—Ifthouatalltakethy neighbour'sgarmentH8071inpledge, thou shalt returnittohimbeforethesun goesdownיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901;

27forthatishisonly covering,hisgarmentforhisskin:onwhatshallhelie down?Anditshallcometopass, whenhecrieth untome,thatIwillhear;forIamgracious.

28Thou shaltnotrevilethejudges,norcurseaprince amongst thypeopleH1121.

29— Thou shaltnotdelaythefulnessofthy [threshing-floor]andtheoutflowofthy [winepress].Thefirstbornofthy sons shalt thougiveH5414untome.

30Likewise shalt thou dowiththy calf,withthy sheep: seven daysshallitbeH1961withitsdam;ontheeighth day thou shaltgiveitme.

31— And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.

Commentaries on Exodus 22

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