1Ifאִם־'im-H518amanH4191shall steal an ox, or a sheep, andkillH4191it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
2IfH518the thief befoundאֵ֥ין'einH369breaking in, and be smitten that he die, there shall benoאֵ֣ין'einH369bloodguiltinessH1818for him.
3Ifאִם־'im-H518the sun be risenuponH3027him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him: he shouldmakeH3027restitutionH7999;ifאִֽם־'im-H518he havenothingאִם־'im-H518, then he shall be sold for histheftH1591.
4Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588the theft be found in his hand alive,whetherאוֹ־'ov-H176it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shallpayH7999double.
5Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588amanאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784shall cause afieldH7704or vineyard to beeatenH398, and shall let his beast loose, and itfeedH398in another man’sfieldH7704; of the best of his ownfieldH7704, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall hemakeכִּֽי־ki-H3588restitutionH7999.
6Ifאִם־'im-H518fire breakoutאֶל־'el-H413, and catch in thorns,soH5414that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed; he that kindled the fire shallsurelyH3588makeH5414restitutionH7999.
7IfH518amanבַּֽעַל־ba.'al-H1167shalldeliverH7971unto his neighbour money or stuff tokeepוְנִקְרַ֥בve.nik.RavH7126, and it be stolenoutH7971of the man’shouseH1004;ifH518thethiefH1590befoundH4672, he shall pay double.
8Ifכִּי־ki-H3588the thief benotH2088found, then themasterיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559of the house shallcomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935nearH5921untoGodH430, toseeH935whether he havenotH2088putH935his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
9Foreveryכָּל־kol-H3605matter of trespass,whetherH176it be foroxH7794, for ass, forsheepH7716, for raiment, or foranyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605manner of lostthingH3588, whereof one saith, This is it, thecauseH5414ofbothכָּל־kol-H3605partiesאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shall comebeforeאֶל־'el-H413GodH5414; he whomGodH5414shall condemn shallpayH5414double unto his neighbour.
10Ifאִם־'im-H518amanH1167deliverH7971unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, oranyתִּהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961beast, tokeepוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947; and it die, or be hurt, or drivenawayH7971,noH3808manH1167seeing it:
11the oath of the LORD shall bebetweenמֵעִמּ֑וֹme.'i.MoH5973them both,whetherH518he hathnotH518put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and theownerH1167thereof shall accept it, and he shallnotH518makerestitutionH7999.
12ButifH518it be stolen from him, he shall makerestitutionH7999unto the owner thereof.
14Andifאִם־'im-H518amanשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, theownerH1167thereofnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808being with it, he shallsurelyאִם־'im-H518makerestitutionH7999.
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