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They said to Moses, "If you speak to us, we will listen; but we are afraid that if God speaks to us, we will die."

But the people continued to stand a long way off, and only Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.

If he was unmarried when he became your slave, he is not to take a wife with him when he leaves; but if he was married when he became your slave, he may take his wife with him.

But if the slave declares that he loves his master, his wife, and his children and does not want to be set free,

If she is sold to someone who intends to make her his wife, but he doesn't like her, then she is to be sold back to her father; her master cannot sell her to foreigners, because he has treated her unfairly.

But if it was an accident and he did not mean to kill him, he can escape to a place which I will choose for you, and there he will be safe.

But when someone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

"If there is a fight and someone hits someone else with a stone or with his fist, but does not kill him, he is not to be punished. If the one who was hit has to stay in bed, but later is able to get up and walk outside with the help of a cane, the one who hit him is to pay for his lost time and take care of him until he gets well.

But if the slave does not die for a day or two, the master is not to be punished. The loss of his property is punishment enough.

"If some men are fighting and hurt a pregnant woman so that she loses her child, but she is not injured in any other way, the one who hurt her is to be fined whatever amount the woman's husband demands, subject to the approval of the judges.

But if the woman herself is injured, the punishment shall be life for life,

"If a bull gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but its owner is not to be punished.

But if the bull had been in the habit of attacking people and its owner had been warned, but did not keep it penned up—then if it gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its owner is to be put to death also.

But if it was known that the bull had been in the habit of attacking and its owner did not keep it penned up, he must make good the loss by giving the other man a live bull, but he may keep the dead animal.

He must pay for what he stole. If he owns nothing, he shall be sold as a slave to pay for what he has stolen. If the stolen animal, whether a cow, a donkey, or a sheep, is found alive in his possession, he shall pay two for one. "If a thief is caught breaking into a house at night and is killed, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if it happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

But if the thief is not found, the one who was keeping the valuables is to be brought to the place of worship and there he must take an oath that he has not stolen the other one's property.

but if the animal was stolen, the man must repay the owner.

But if that happens when the owner is present, he need not repay. If it is a rented animal, the loss is covered by the rental price.

But if her father refuses to let him marry her, he must pay the father a sum of money equal to the bride price for a virgin.

But in the seventh year let it rest, and do not harvest anything that grows on it. The poor may eat what grows there, and the wild animals can have what is left. Do the same with your vineyards and your olive trees.