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          DASV: Exodus 22    

1 "If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills or sells it,
he must pay back five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
2 If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that
he dies, the one who struck him shall not be guilty of bloodshed.
3 If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed;
and he must make full restitution. If he has nothing to repay with,
then he himself will be sold for his theft.
4 If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession,
whether it be an ox, donkey or sheep, he shall repay double.
5 If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed on, or lets his
animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field; he must
make restitution from the best of his own field and of the best
of his own vineyard.
6 If a fire breaks out and catches the thorn bushes on fire,
so that the stacked or the standing grain or the field is consumed;
he who started the fire must make restitution.
7 If a man gives his neighbor money or stuff for safekeeping,
and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is caught,
he must repay double.
8 If the thief is not found, then the owner of the house must be
brought before God to determine whether he has laid his hand on
his neighbor's goods.

9 For every case of illegal possession, whether it be an ox, a donkey,
sheep, clothes, or for any kind of lost thing, where someone says,
"This is mine," the cause of both parties will be brought before
God and the one who God declares guilty must repay double
to his neighbor.
10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, ox, sheep or any beast for
safekeeping; and it dies, is hurt, or is carried off, without
anyone seeing it,
11 then an oath before the LORD will be taken by the both of them,
that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor's goods; and the
owner thereof should accept it, and he will not have to
make restitution.
12 But if it is stolen from him, he will repay its owner.
13 If it is torn in pieces by a wild animal, then he will bring
it for evidence and he will not have to make restitution
for the mangled animal.
14 If a man borrows any animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt,
or dies when its owner was not with it, the borrower must make
full restitution.
15 But if its owner was with it, the borrower will not have to repay.
If it was rented out, it is covered by the rental fee.

16 And if a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and sleeps
with her, he must pay the bride price for her to be his wife.
17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must
still pay the standard bride-price for virgins.

18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.
19 Whoever has sexual relations with an animal must be put to death.
20 He who sacrifices to any god other than the LORD,
must be totally destroyed.

21 You must not mistreat a foreigner or oppress him, for you were
foreigners in the land of Egypt.
22 You must not exploit any widow or orphan.
23 If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry out to me,
I will surely hear their cry;
24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword
and your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.

25 If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, you shall
not be like a moneylender; do not charge him interest.
26 If you take your neighbor's cloak as collateral for a loan,
restore it to him before the sun sets,
27 for that is his only covering; it is his only cloak for his body.
What else does he have to sleep in? And when he cries out to me,
I will listen, for I am gracious.
28 You must not blaspheme God or curse a ruler of your people.

29 You must not delay an offering from your grain harvest or
the product of your wine presses. Your firstborn sons you shall
give to me.
30 Do the same with your oxen and your sheep. For seven days it
may stay with its mother but on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
31 You will be a holy people to me. Therefore do not eat any meat
that is torn by wild animals in the field. You must throw it
to the dogs."

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