Exodus 2222ExodusThe covenant at SinaiThe Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy Bible

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1. Property Laws

2. 1ENGOJBIf a ganav be caught breaking in, and be struck down so that he die, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.BSBBSB: “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
3. 2ENGOJBIf the shemesh be risen upon him, there shall be guilt of bloodshed; the ganav should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then the ganav shall be sold to make restitution for his theft.BSBBSB: If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
4. 4ENGOJBIf the theft be certainly found in his yad chayyim, whether it be ox, or donkey, or seh; he shall pay back double.BSBBSB: If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
5. 5ENGOJBIf a man shall allow livestock to graze over a sadeh or kerem (vineyard), or he lets it loose and it graze over the sadeh of another, then from the best of his own sadeh, and of the best of his own kerem (vineyard), shall he make restitution.BSBBSB: If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.
6. 6ENGOJBIf eish break out, and spreads in kotzim (thorns), so that the stacks of grain, or the standing grain, or the sadeh, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the eish shall surely make restitution.BSBBSB: If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.
7. 7ENGOJBIf an ish shall give unto his re'a kesef or vessels to be shomer over, and it be stolen out of the bais haish; if the ganav be found, let him pay back double.BSBBSB: If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
8. 8ENGOJBIf the ganav be not found, then the ba'al habais shall be brought before HaElohim, to see whether he has put his yad on the property of his neighbor.BSBBSB: If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
9. 9ENGOJBFor all manner of pesha (trespass, liability), whether it be for ox, for donkey, for seh, for clothing, or for any manner of avedah (lost property, missing thing) which another says, This is it, the case of both shall come before HaElohim; and whom Elohim shall condemn, he shall pay back double unto his re'a.BSBBSB: In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
10. 10ENGOJBIf an ish deliver unto his re'a a donkey, or an ox, or a seh, or any behemah, to be shomer over; and it die, or be injured, or carried away, with no eye witness;BSBBSB: If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
11. 11ENGOJBThen shall a shevuat Hashem be between them both, that he hath not laid his yad on the property of his re'a; and the propertyʼs ba'al shall accept thereof, and he shall not make restitution.BSBBSB: an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
12. 12ENGOJBAnd if it be certainly stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the ba'al thereof.BSBBSB: But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.
13. 13ENGOJBIf it be indeed tarof (torn by a wild animal, predator), then let him bring it for ed (witness), and he shall not make restitution for the terefah (torn animal).BSBBSB: If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.
14. 14ENGOJBAnd if an ish asks to borrow of his re'a, and the animal borrowed be injured, or die, the ba'al thereof being not with it, he shall surely make restitution.BSBBSB: If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
15. 15ENGOJBBut if the ba'al thereof be with it, he shall not make restitution; if it be sakhir (rented, hired), it came for its hire.BSBBSB: If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.

16. Laws of Social Responsibility

17. 16ENGOJBAnd if an ish entice a betulah that is not orasah (betrothed, pledged), and lie with her, he shall surely endow her with a marriage contract as his isha.BSBBSB: If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
18. 17ENGOJBIf her av utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay kesef according to the mohar habetulot (marriage contract, dowry of the virgins).BSBBSB: If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
19. 18ENGOJBThou shalt not allow a mekhashefah (witch, sorceress) to live.BSBBSB: You must not allow a sorceress to live.
20. 19ENGOJBKol shochev (every one having sexual relations) with a behemah shall surely be put to death.BSBBSB: Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
21. 20ENGOJBHe that sacrificeth unto elohim (the g-ds), other than unto Hashem only, he shall be destroyed.BSBBSB: If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
22. 21ENGOJBThou shalt neither mistreat a ger, nor oppress him; for ye were gerim in Eretz Mitzrayim.BSBBSB: You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
23. 22ENGOJBYe shall not cause pain to any almanah, or yatom.BSBBSB: You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
24. 23ENGOJBIf thou cause them pain in any way, and they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry;BSBBSB: If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
25. 24ENGOJBAnd My wrath shall be kindled, and I will kill you with the cherev; and your nashim shall be almanot, and your banim shall be yetomim.BSBBSB: My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
26. 25ENGOJBIf thou lend kesef to any of My people that is poor among thee, thou shalt not be to him as a nosheh (a usurer), neither shalt thou lay upon him neshekh (usury, interest).BSBBSB: If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
27. 26ENGOJBIf thou at all take the cloak of thy re'a as security, thou shalt return it unto him by bo hashemesh (sunset);BSBBSB: If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
28. 27ENGOJBFor that is his covering only, it is his cloak for his skin; wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; for I am channun (compassionate).BSBBSB: because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
29. 28ENGOJBThou shalt not revile Elohim, nor curse the nasi of thy people.BSBBSB: You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
30. 29ENGOJBThou shalt not delay to offer thy fullness offering or thy kohenʼs heave offering; the bechor of thy banim shalt thou present unto Me.BSBBSB: You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
31. 30ENGOJBLikewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy tzon; shivat yamim it shall be with its em; on the yom hashemi'ni thou shalt give it Me.BSBBSB: You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
32. 31ENGOJBAnd ye shall be anshei kodesh unto Me; neither shall ye eat any basar that is terefah (torn of beasts) in the sadeh; ye shall cast it to the kelev (dog).BSBBSB: You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.