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"If a ransom is demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is demanded of him.

"Or if it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he must make restitution of ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.

"If someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep—

"If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no guilt for bloodshed on his account.

"If the sun has risen on him, there will be guilt for bloodshed on his account—A thief shall certainly make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

"If someone gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the neighbor's house, if the thief is caught, then the thief shall pay double.

"For every breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any lost thing about which one says, 'This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before the judges; he whom the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

"If someone gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is injured or is driven away while no one is looking,

"If it is all torn to pieces, have him bring it as evidence; he shall not be compelled to make restitution for what has been torn to pieces.

"If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

"You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else is he to sleep in? And it will come about that when he cries out to Me, I will listen to him, for I am gracious.

"You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother for seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.

"If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall not leave it helpless for its owner; you must arrange the load with him.

"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.

"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

"You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

"Now you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield,

"For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as the stranger residing with you, may refresh themselves.