Of theft.

1 ¶ If² a manº shall stealºª an ox,º or² a sheep,º and killºª it, or² sellºª it; he shall restoreºª fiveº oxenº for² an ox,º and fourº sheepº for² a sheep.º

2 ¶ If² a thiefº be foundºª breaking up,º and be smittenºª that he die,ºª [there shall] no² bloodº [be shed] for him. 3 If² the sunº be risenºª upon² him, [there shall be] bloodº [shed] for him; [for] he should make full¹ª restitution;ºª if² he have nothing,² then he shall be soldºª for his theft.º 4 If² the theftº be certainly¹ª foundºª in his handº alive,º whether it be ox,º² or² ass,º or² sheep;º he shall restoreºª double.º

Of damage.

5 ¶ If² a manº shall cause a fieldº or² vineyardº to be eaten,ºª and shall put¹ª in²² his beast,º and shall feedºª in another man'sº field;º of the bestº of his own field,º and of the bestº of his own vineyard,º shall he make restitution.ºª

6 ¶ If² fireº break out,ºª and catchºª in thorns,º so that the stacks of corn,º or² the standing corn,º or² the field,º be consumedºª [therewith]; he that kindledºª² the fireº shall surely¹ª make restitution.ºª

Of trespasses.

7 ¶ If² a manº shall deliverºª unto² his neighbourº moneyº or² stuffº to keep,ºª and it be stolenºª out of the man's¹ house;º²² if² the thiefº be found,ºª let him payºª double.º 8 If² the thiefº be notº found,ºª then the masterº of the houseº shall be broughtºª unto² the judges,º [to see] whether²² he have putºª his handº unto his neighbour'sº goods.º 9 For² all² mannerº of trespass,º [whether it be] for² ox,º for² ass,º for² sheep,º for² raiment,º [or] for² any manner² of lost thing,º which² [another] challengethºª to be his,²²² the causeº of both partiesº shall comeºª before² the judges;º [and] whom² the judgesº shall condemn,ºª he shall payºª doubleº unto his neighbour.º 10 If² a manº deliverºª unto² his neighbourº an ass,º or² an ox,º or² a sheep,º or any² beast,º to keep;ºª and it die,ºª or² be hurt,ºª or² driven away,ºª no man² seeingºª [it]: 11 [Then] shall an oathº of the LORDº be² between² them both,º that² he hath not² putºª his handº unto his neighbour'sº goods;º and the ownerº of it shall acceptºª [thereof], and he shall not² make [it] good.ºª 12 And if² it be stolenºªª from²² him, he shall make restitutionºª unto the ownerº thereof. 13 If² it be torn in pieces,ºªª [then] let him bringºª it [for] witness,º [and] he shall not² make goodºª that which was torn.º

Of borrowing.

14 ¶ And if² a manº borrowºª [ought] of²² his neighbour,º and it be hurt,ºª or² die,ºª the ownerº thereof [being] not² with² it,¹ he shall surely¹ª make [it] good.ºª 15 [But] if² the ownerº thereof [be] with² it, he shall not² make [it] good:ºª if² it² [be] an hiredº [thing], it cameºª for his hire.º

Of fornication.

16 ¶ And if² a manº enticeºª a maidº that² is not² betrothed,ºª and lieºª with² her, he shall surely¹ª endowºª her to be his wife.º 17 If² her fatherº utterly¹ª refuseºª to giveºª her unto him, he shall payºª moneyº according to the dowryº of virgins.º

Of witchcraft.

18 ¶ Thou shalt not² suffer a witch¹ª to live.ºª²

Of bestiality.

19 ¶ Whosoever² liethºª with² a beastº shall surely¹ª be put to death.ºª

Of idolatry.

20 ¶ He that sacrificethºª unto [any] god,º saveº unto the LORDº only,² he shall be utterly destroyed.ºª

Of strangers, widows, and fatherless.

21 ¶ Thou shalt neither² vexºª a stranger,º nor² oppressºª him: for² ye were² strangersº in the landº of Egypt.º

22 ¶ Ye shall not² afflictºª any² widow,º or fatherless child.º 23 Ifº thou afflict¹ª them in any wise,ºª² and² they cry¹ª at allºª unto² me, I will surely¹ª hearºª their cry;º 24 And my wrathº shall wax hot,ºª and I will killºª you with the sword;º and your wivesº shall be² widows,º and your childrenº fatherless.º

Of usury.

25 ¶ If² thou lendºª moneyº to [any of]² my peopleº [that is]² poorº by² thee, thou shalt not² be² to him as an usurer,ºª neither² shalt thou layºª upon² him usury.º

Of pledges.

26 If² thou at all¹ª take¹ª thy neighbour's¹ raiment¹ to pledge,ºª²² thou shalt deliverºª it unto him by¹ that² the sunº goeth down:ºª 27 For² that² [is] his coveringº only,² it² [is] his raimentº for his skin:º wherein² shall he sleep?ºª and it shall come to pass,² when² he criethºª unto² me, that I will hear;ºª for² I² [am] gracious.º

Of reverence to magistrates.

28 ¶ Thou shalt not² revileºª the gods,º nor² curseºª the rulerº of thy people.º

Of the firstfruits.

29 ¶ Thou shalt not² delayºª [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits,º and of thy liquors:º the firstbornº of thy sonsº shalt thou giveºª unto me. 30 Likewiseº shalt thou doºª with thine oxen,º [and] with thy sheep:º sevenº daysº it shall be² with² his dam;º on the eighthº dayº thou shalt giveºª it me.

31 ¶ And ye shall be² holyº men¹² unto me: neither² shall ye eatºª [any] fleshº [that is] torn of beastsº in the field;º ye shall castºª it to the dogs.º