Property Laws

1If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it: he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, foure sheepe for a sheepe.

2If a theefe be found breaking vp, and be smitten that he dye: there shall no blood be shed for hym. 3But if the sunne be vp vpon him, then there shalbe blood shed for hym, for he should make restitution: if he haue not wherwith, he shalbe solde for his theft. 4If the theft be founde in his hande, aliue, whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe, he shall restore double.

5If a man do hurt fielde or vineyarde, and put in his beast to feede in another mans fielde: of the best of his owne fielde, and of the best of his owne vineyarde, shall he make restitution.

6If fire breake out and catche in the thornes and the stackes of corne, or the standyng corne, or fielde be consumed therewith: he that kyndeled the fyre, shall make restitution.

7If a man deliuer his neyghbour money or stuffe to kepe, and it be stolen out of his house: if the theefe be founde, let hym pay double: 8And if the theefe be not founde, then the good man of ye house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges, that it may be knowen whether he haue put his hande vnto his neyghbours good. 9And in al maner of trespasse, whether it be for oxe, asse, or sheepe, rayment, or any maner of lost thing, which another chalengeth to be his: the cause of both parties shall come before the Iudges, and whom the Iudges condemne, let him pay double vnto his neyghbour.

10If a man delyuer vnto his neyghbour to kepe, asse, oxe, sheepe, or whatsoeuer beast it be: and it dye, or be hurt, or taken away by enemies, & no man see it: 11Then shall an oth of the Lorde be betweene them, that he hath not put his hande vnto his neyghbours good: and the owner of it shall take the oth, and the other shall not make it good. 12And if it be stollen from hym, then he shall make restitution vnto the owner therof. 13(22:12) If it be torne in peeces, then let him bryng recorde of the tearing, and he shall not make it good.

14(22:13) And if a man borowe ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els dye, and the owner therof be not by: he shall surely make it good. 15(22:14) But if the owner therof be by, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

Laws of Social Responsibility

16(22:15) If a man entice a mayde that is not betrouthed, and lye with her, he shall endowe her, and take her to his wyfe. 17(22:16) And if her father refuse to geue her vnto him, he shal pay money, according to the dowrie of virgins.

18(22:17) Thou shalt not suffer a witche to lyue.

19(22:18) Whosoeuer lyeth with a beast, shall be slayne for it.

20(22:19) He that offereth vnto any gods, saue vnto ye Lord only, he shalbe killed.

21(22:20) Uexe not a straunger, neither oppresse him: for ye were straungers in the land of Egypt. 22(22:21) Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde. 23(22:22) If ye shall euyll entreate them, and they crye out vnto me, I wyll surelye heare theyr crye. 24(22:23) And then wyl my wrath waxe hotte, and I wyll kyll you with the sworde, & your wyues shalbe widowes, and your chyldren fatherlesse.

25(22:24) If thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by thee, thou shalt not be as a tiraunt vnto him, neither shalt thou lay vpon him vsurie. 26(22:25) If thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge, thou shalt deliuer it vnto him by that the sunne go downe. 27(22:26) For that is his couering only, euen the rayment for his skinne, wherein he slepeth: and when he cryeth vnto me, I wyll heare him, for I am mercyfull.

28(22:27) Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.

29(22:28) Thy fruites, whether they be drie or moyst, see thou kepe the not backe: thy first borne sonne thou shalt geue me. 30(22:29) Likewise also shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheepe: seuen dayes it shalbe with the damme, & the eyght day thou shalt geue it me.

31(22:30) Ye shalbe an holy people vnto me, neither shall ye eate any fleshe that is torne of beastes in the fielde, but shall cast it to a dogge.