Exodus

Exodus 22 ©

1 Laws concerning theft; 5 damage; 7 trusts, and trespasses in cases of trust; 14 borrowing; 16 fornication; 18 witchcraft; 19 bestiality; 20 idolatry; 21 oppressing of strangers, the widow, or fatherless; 25 usury and pledges; 28 reverence to magistrates; 29 firstfruits; 31 eating torn flesh.

1

IF a man ashall steal an box, or a 1sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

a v.2-15. Le. 5.16; 6.5; 22.14. Nu. 5.7. 2Sa. 12.6. Pr. 6.31. Lu. 19.8.
b v.4.
2

¶If a thief be cfound breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

c Mat. 24.43. Nu. 35.11,27.
3

dIf the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be esold for his theft.

d Ge. 9.6. ch. 21.12,14,20,23. Nu. 35.30.
e ch. 21.2. Mat. 18.25.
4

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore fdouble.

f v.1,7,9. Ps. 79.12. Pr. 6.31.
5

¶If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

6

¶If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

7

¶If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; gif the thief be found, let him pay double.

g v.4.
8

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the 2judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

9

For all *manner of *trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for *raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the hcause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

h 2Ch. 19.10. De. 25.1. v.4,8.
10

If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, ito keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it :

i Ge. 30.35,36; 31.39.
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Then shall jan oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

j He. 6.16. 1Ki. 2.42,43. Ge. 14.22.
12

And kif it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

k Ge. 31.39.
13

If it be ltorn in pieces, then let him bring mit for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

l Ge. 31.39.
m Am. 3.12.
14

¶And if a man nborrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

n Ps. 37.21. Mat. 7.12. Phi. 4.8. Ro. 13.8. De. 16.19,20. He. 13.18.
15

But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

16

¶And oif a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

o De. 22.24,25,28,29.
17

If her pfather utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall 3pay qmoney according to the rdowry of virgins.

p Ju. 15.2. Ge. 21.21. De. 7.3.
q De. 22.29.
r Ge. 34.12.
18

sThou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

s Le. 20.6,27; 19.31. De. 18.10,11. 1Sa. 28.3,9.
19

¶Whosoever tlieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

t Le. 18.23; 20.15,16. De. 27.21.
20

uHe that sacrificeth unto any god, *save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

u De. 13.1,2,5,6,9,13-15; 17.2-5; 18.20. ch. 32.27,28,35. Le. 20.2. Nu. 25.2,4. Jos. 22.17. 1Ki. 18.40. 2Ki. 10.24,25; 11.18.
21

vThou shalt neither *vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

v ch. 23.9. Le. 19.33. De. 10.18,19. Zec. 7.10. Je. 22.3. Mal. 3.5.
22

wYe shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

w De. 10.18; 24.17; 27.19. Is. 10.1,2; 1.17,23. Je. 7.6; 22.3,17. Ja. 1.27. Zec. 7.10. Ps. 68.5; 94.6; 146.9. Eze. 22.7. Mal. 3.5.
23

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they xcry at all unto me, I ywill surely hear their cry;

x Lu. 18.7.
y Ps. 145.19; 146.9; 72.12. Pr. 22.22,23; 23.10,11. Lu. 18.3. Mat. 23.14. Ja. 5.4.
24

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and zyour wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

z Mat. 7.2. Ju. 1.6,7. Ps. 109.9. Je. 15.8; 18.21.
25

¶If athou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him *usury.

a Le. 25.35,36,37. De. 23.19,20. Ps. 15.5. 2Ki. 4.1. Ne. 5.7,10,11. Pr. 28.8. Eze. 18.8,13,17; 22.12. Je. 15.10.
26

If thou bat all take thy neighbour's *raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

b De. 24.6,10-13,17. Job24.3,9; 22.6. Pr. 20.16; 22.27. Am. 2.8. Eze.18.7,12,16; 33.15.
27

For that is his covering only, it is his *raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, cwhen he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am dgracious.

c v.22,23. Mat. 5.44-48. Lu. 6.35,36.
d ch. 34.6.
28

¶Thou eshalt not revile the 4gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

e Ec. 10.20. 2Pe. 2.10. Jude8. Ac. 23.5. 2Sa. 19.21.
29

¶Thou fshalt not delay to offer the first of 5thy ripe fruits, and of thy 6liquors: the gfirstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

f ch. 23.19. Pr. 3.9. De. 26.9,10. Le. 25.23. Ec. 9.10.
g ch. 13.2,12; 34.19. Nu. 18.15. Le. 22.27. De. 15.19.
30

hLikewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: iseven days it shall be with his *dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

h De. 15.19.
i Le. 22.27.
31

¶And ye shall be jholy men unto me: kneither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

j ch. 19.5,6. De. 14.21. Le. 20.7. Nu. 15.40. Is. 62.12; 60.21. 1Pe. 1.15,16; 2.9. Tit. 2.12. Mat. 5.47,48.
k Le. 22.8; 17.15,16. Eze. 44.31; 4.14.