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22:1  [If a thief is caught in the act of housebreaking and beaten to death, there is no bloodguilt involved.
22:2  But if after sunrise he is thus beaten, there is bloodguilt.] He must make full restitution. If he has nothing, he shall be sold to pay for his theft.
22:3  If what he stole is found alive in his possession, be it an ox, a donkey or a sheep, he shall make twofold restitution.
22:4  When someone causes a field or a vineyard to be grazed over, by sending his cattle to graze in another’s field, he must make restitution with the best produce of his own field or vineyard.
22:5  If a fire breaks out, catches on to thorn bushes, and consumes shocked grain, standing grain, or the field itself, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.
22:6  When someone gives money or articles to another for safekeeping and they are stolen from the latter’s house, the thief, if caught, must make twofold restitution.
22:7  If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall be brought to God, to swear that he himself did not lay hands on his neighbor’s property.
22:8  In every case of dishonest appropriation, whether it be about an ox, or a donkey, or a sheep, or a garment, or anything else that has disappeared, where another claims that the thing is his, the claim of both parties shall be brought before God; the one whom God convicts must make twofold restitution to the other.
22:9  When someone gives an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any other animal to another for safekeeping, if it dies, or is maimed or snatched away, without anyone witnessing the fact,
22:10  there shall be an oath before the Lord between the two of them that the guardian did not lay hands on his neighbor’s property; the owner must accept the oath, and no restitution is to be made.
22:11  But if the guardian has actually stolen from it, then he must make restitution to the owner.
22:12  If it has been killed by a wild beast, let him bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the mangled animal.
22:13  When someone borrows an animal from a neighbor, if it is maimed or dies while the owner is not present, that one must make restitution.
22:14  But if the owner is present, that one need not make restitution. If it was hired, this was covered by the price of its hire.
22:15  When a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall make her his wife by paying the bride price.
22:16  If her father refuses to give her to him, he must still pay him the bride price for virgins.
22:17  You shall not let a woman who practices sorcery live.
22:18  Anyone who lies with an animal shall be put to death.
22:19  Whoever sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord alone, shall be put under the ban.
22:20  You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt.
22:21  You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.
22:22  If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely listen to their cry.
22:23  My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.
22:24  If you lend money to my people, the poor among you, you must not be like a money lender; you must not demand interest from them.
22:25  If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset;
22:26  for this is his only covering; it is the cloak for his body. What will he sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will listen; for I am compassionate.
22:27  You shall not despise God, nor curse a leader of your people.
22:28  You shall not delay the offering of your harvest and your press. You shall give me the firstborn of your sons.
22:29  You must do the same with your oxen and your sheep; for seven days the firstling may stay with its mother, but on the eighth day you must give it to me.
22:30  You shall be a people sacred to me. Flesh torn to pieces in the field you shall not eat; you must throw it to the dogs.