22Exodus 22

CHAP. XXII. / 1 Of theft. 5 Of dammage. 7 Of trespasses. 14 Of borrowing. 16 Of fornication. 18 Of witchcraft. 19 Of bestialitie. 20 Of idolatrie. 21 Of strangers, widowes, and fatherlesse, 25 Of vsur

1If a man shal steale an oxe, or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, and foure sheepe for a sheepe.Select Exodus 22:1

2If a thiefe bee found breaking vp, and be smitten that he die, there shal no blood be shed for him.Select Exodus 22:2

3If the Sunne be risen vpon him, there shall be blood shed for him: for hee should make full restitution: if he haue nothing, then he shall bee sold for his theft.Select Exodus 22:3

4If the theft be certainely found in his hand aliue, whether it bee oxe or asse, or sheepe, he shall restore double.Select Exodus 22:4

5If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feede in another mans field: of the best of his owne field, and of the best of his owne vineyard shall he make restitution.Select Exodus 22:5

6If fire breake out, and catch in thornes, so that the stackes of corne, or the standing corne, or the field be consumed therewith; hee that kindled the fire, shall surely make restitution.Select Exodus 22:6

7If a man shal deliuer vnto his neighbour money or stuffe to keepe, and it be stollen out of the mans house; if the thiefe be found, let him pay double.Select Exodus 22:7

8If the thiefe be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought vnto the Iudges, to see whether he haue put his hande vnto his neighbours goods.Select Exodus 22:8

9For all maner of trespasse, whether it be for oxe, for asse, for sheepe, for raiment, or for any maner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his: the cause of both parties shall come before the Iudges, and whome the Iudges shall condemne, he shall pay double vnto his neighbour.Select Exodus 22:9

10If a man deliuer vnto his neighbour an asse, or an oxe, or a sheepe, or any beast to keepe, and it die, or be hurt, or driuen away, no man seeing it,Select Exodus 22:10

11Then shall an othe of the Lord be betweene them both, that hee hath not put his hand vnto his neighbours goods: and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.Select Exodus 22:11

12And if it be stollen from him, he shall make restitution vnto the owner thereof.Select Exodus 22:12

13If it be torne in pieces, then let him bring it for witnesse, and hee shall not make good that which was torne.Select Exodus 22:13

14And if a man borrowe ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.Select Exodus 22:14

15But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: If it bee an hired thing, it came for his hire.Select Exodus 22:15

16And if a man entice a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.Select Exodus 22:16

17If her father vtterly refuse to giue her vnto him, he shall pay money according to the dowrie of virgins.Select Exodus 22:17

18Thou shalt not suffer a witch to liue.Select Exodus 22:18

19Whosoeuer lieth with a beast, shall surely be put to death.Select Exodus 22:19

20Hee that sacrificeth vnto any god saue vnto the Lord onely, hee shall be vtterly destroyed.Select Exodus 22:20

21Thou shalt neither vexe a stranger, nor oppresse him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Select Exodus 22:21

22Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.Select Exodus 22:22

23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they crie at all vnto mee, I will surely heare their crie.Select Exodus 22:23

24And my wrath shall waxe hote, and I will kill you with the sword: and your wiues shall be widowes, and your children fatherlesse.Select Exodus 22:24

25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poore by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an vsurer, neither shalt thou lay vpon him vsurie.Select Exodus 22:25

26If thou at all take thy neighbors raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliuer it vnto him by that the sun goeth downe.Select Exodus 22:26

27For that is his couering onely, it is his raiment for his skinne: wherein shal he sleepe? And it shal come to passe, when he crieth vnto mee, that I will heare: for I am gracious.Select Exodus 22:27

28Thou shalt not reuile the Gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.Select Exodus 22:28

29Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the first borne of thy sonnes shalt thou giue vnto me.Select Exodus 22:29

30Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheepe: seuen dayes it shall be with his damme, on the eight day thou shalt giue it me.Select Exodus 22:30

31And ye shall be holy men vnto me: neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beasts in the field: yee shall cast it to the dogs.Select Exodus 22:31