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Exodus 22:7-26

7If a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shall deliverיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414unto his neighbourH7453moneyכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701or stuffכֵלִים֙khe.LimH3627to keepלִשְׁמֹ֔רlish.MorH8104,and it be stolenוְגֻנַּ֖בve.gu.NavH1589out of the man’sהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376houseH1004;if the thiefH1590be foundH4672,let him payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

8If the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590be notH3808foundיִמָּצֵא֙yi.ma.Tze'H4672,then the masterבַּֽעַל־ba.'al-H1167of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall be broughtוְנִקְרַ֥בve.nik.RavH7126unto the judgesH430, to seewhether he have putשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027unto his neighbour’sH7453goodsבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399.

9For all mannerדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of trespassפֶּ֡שַׁעPe.sha'H6588, whether it befor oxH7794,for assH2543,for sheepH7716,for raimentשַׂלְמָ֜הsal.MahH8008, orfor any manner of lost thingאֲבֵדָ֗ה'a.ve.DahH9, which anotherchallengethיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559to be his, the causeדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of both partiesשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147shall comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935before the judgesהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andwhom the judgesאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shall condemnיַרְשִׁיעֻן֙yar.shi.'UnH7561,he shall payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147unto his neighbourH7453.

10If a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376deliverיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414unto his neighbourH7453an assחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543,or an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,or a sheepשֶׂ֛הsehH7716,or any beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֑רlish.MorH8104;and it dieוּמֵ֛תu.MetH4191,or be hurtנִשְׁבַּ֥רnish.BarH7665,or driven awayנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617,no man seeingרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200it:

11Thenshall an oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068be between them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147,that he hath not putשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027unto his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453goodsבִּמְלֶ֣אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399;and the ownerH1167of it shall acceptוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947thereof, and he shall not make itgoodH7999.

12And if it be stolenH1589from him, he shall make restitutionH7999unto the ownerלִבְעָלָֽיו׃liv.'a.LavH1167thereof.

13If it be torn in piecesH2963, thenlet him bringיְבִאֵ֣הוּye.vi.'E.huH935it forwitnessעֵ֑ד'EdH5707, andhe shall not make goodH7999that which was tornהַטְּרֵפָ֖הha.te.re.FahH2966.

14And if a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376borrowיִשְׁאַ֥לyish.'AlH7592oughtof his neighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,and it be hurtוְנִשְׁבַּ֣רve.nish.BarH7665,or dieמֵ֑תMetH4191,the ownerH1167thereof beingnot with itH5973,he shall surelyH7999make itgoodH7999.

15Butif the ownerבְּעָלָ֥יוbe.'a.LavH1167thereof be with it, he shall not make itgoodיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999: if it bean hiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916thing,it cameבָּ֖אba'H935for his hireבִּשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ סbis.kha.RoH7939.

16And if a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376enticeיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601a maidH1330that is not betrothedאֹרָ֖שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,and lieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, he shall surelyמָהֹ֛רma.HorH4117endowיִמְהָרֶ֥נָּהyim.ha.Re.nahH4117her to be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

17If her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1utterlyמָאֵ֧ןma.'EnH3985refuseיְמָאֵ֛ןye.ma.'EnH3985to giveלְתִתָּ֣הּle.ti.TahH5414her unto him, he shall payיִשְׁקֹ֔לyish.KolH8254moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701according to the dowryכְּמֹ֖הַרke.Mo.harH4119of virginsהַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סha.be.tu.LotH1330.

18Thou shalt not suffer a witchמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784to liveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.

19Whosoever liethשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901with a beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

20He that sacrificethזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076unto anygodלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430,saveבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068only, he shall be utterly destroyedיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.

21Thou shalt neither vexתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238a strangerוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616,nor oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905him: for ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Ye shall not afflictH6031any widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490,or fatherless childוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23IfH518thou afflictעַנֵּ֥ה'a.NehH6031them in any wiseתְעַנֶּ֖הte.'a.NehH6031,and they cryצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817at allיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817unto me, I will surelyשָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085their cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818;

24And my wrathאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639shall wax hotוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026you with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;and your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802shall be widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490,and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121fatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

25If thou lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to any ofmy peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971that ispoorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurerכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383,neither shalt thou layתְשִׂימ֥וּןte.si.MunH7760upon him usuryנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26If thou at allH2254takeחָבֹ֥לcha.VolH2254thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453raimentשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008to pledgeתַּחְבֹּ֖לtach.BolH2254,thou shalt deliverתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725it unto him byעַד־'ad-H5704that the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goeth downבֹּ֥אbo'H935:

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