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¹ If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.² If the thief is found breaking in, and is smitten so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.³ If the sun is risen on him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him; he shall make restitution: if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.⁴ If the theft is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, or donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.⁵ If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feeds in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, he shall make restitution.⁶ If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

⁷ If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.⁸ If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall come near to the gods, [to see] whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods.⁹ For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, whereof one says, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before the gods; he whom the gods shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.¹⁰ If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it dies, or is hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:¹¹ the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.¹² But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.¹³ If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness: he shall not make good that which was torn.¹⁴ And if a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is hurt, or dies, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.¹⁵ If the owner thereof is with it, he shall not make it good: if it is rented, it is included in its rental payment.

¹⁶ And if a man entices a virgin that is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.¹⁷ If her father completely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.¹⁸ You shall not allow a witch to live.¹⁹ Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.²⁰ Whoever sacrifices to the gods shall be completely destroyed.²¹ And a sojourner you shall not wrong, neither shall you oppress him: for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.²² You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.²³ If you afflict him at all, and he cries at all to me, I will surely hear his cry;²⁴ and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your sons fatherless.

²⁵ If you lend money to any of my people with you that is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you lay on him interest.²⁶ If you at all take your neighbor's garment to pledge, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down:²⁷ for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.²⁸ You shall not revile the gods, nor curse a ruler of your people.²⁹ You shall not delay to offer of your harvest, and of the outflow of your presses. The first-born of your sons you shall give to me.³⁰ Likewise you shall do with your oxen, [and] with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.³¹ And you shall be holy men to me: therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.