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for he is his money. 22 Also if men striue and or vineyarde, and put in his beast to feed in an
hurt a woman with childe, so that her childe other mans fielde, he shall recompence of the
depart from her, and death follow not, hee shall best of his owne fielde, and of the best of his owne
bee surely punished according as the womans vineyard. 6 If fire breake out, and catche in ye
husband shall appoynt him, or he shall pay as thornes, and the stackes of corne, or the standing
the Iudges determine. 23 But if death follow, corne, or the fielde be consumed, he that kindled
then thou shalt paye life for life, 24 Eye for eye, the fire shall make full restitution. 7 If a man
tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote, deliuer his neighbour money or stuffe to keepe,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wounde, stripe and it be stollen out of his house, if the thiefe be
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for stripe. 26 And if a man smite his seruant in the found, he shall pay the double. If the thiefe be
eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished not founde, then the master of the house shalbe
it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye. 27 Also brought vnto the Iudges to sweare, whether he
if he smite out his seruants tooth, or his maides hath put his hande vnto his neighbours good, or
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tooth, he shall let him goe out free for his tooth. no. In all maner of trespasse, whether it bee for
28 If an oxe gore a man or a woman, that he die, oxen, for asse, for sheepe, for raiment, or for any
the oxe shalbe stoned to death, and his flesh shall maner of lost thing, which an other chalengeth to
not be eaten, but the owner of the oxe shall goe be his, the cause of both parties shall come before
quite. 29 If the oxe were wont to push in times the iudges, and whom the Iudges condemne, he
past, and it hath bene tolde his master, and hee shall pay the double vnto his neighbour. 10 If a
hath not kept him, and after he killeth a man or man deliuer vnto his neighbour to keepe asse,
a woman, the oxe shall be stoned, and his owner or oxe, or sheepe, or any beast, and it die, or be
shall die also. 30 If there be set to him a summe of hurt, or taken away by enemies, and no man see
mony, then he shall pay the raunsome of his life, it, 11 An othe of the Lord shalbe betweene the
whatsoeuer shalbe laied vpon him. 31 Whether twaine, that hee hath not put his hande vnto his
he hath gored a sonne or gored a daughter, he neighbours good, and the owner of it shall take
shalbe iudged after the same maner. 32 If the oxe the othe, and he shall not make it good: 12 But if
gore a seruant or a mayde, hee shall giue vnto it be stollen from him, he shall make restitution
their master thirtie shekels of siluer, and the oxe vnto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torne in pieces,
shalbe stoned. 33 And when a man shall open a he shall bring recorde, and shall not make that
well, or when he shall dig a pit and couer it not, good, which is deuoured. 14 And if a man borow
and an oxe or an asse fall therein, 34 The owner ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els die,
of the pit shall make it good, and giue money to the owner thereof not being by, he shall surely
the owners thereof, but the dead beast shalbe his. make it good. 15 If the owner thereof bee by, hee
35 And if a mans oxe hurt his neighbours oxe that shall not make it good: for if it be an hired thing,
he die, then they shall sel the liue oxe, and deuide it came for his hire. 16 And if a man entise a maide
the money thereof, and the dead oxe also they that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall
shall deuide. 36 Or if it bee knowen that the oxe endowe her, and take her to his wife. 17 If her
hath vsed to push in times past, and his master father refuse to giue her to him, hee shall pay
hath not kept him, he shall pay oxe for oxe, but money, according to ye dowry of virgins. 18 Thou
the dead shall be his owne. shalt not suffer a witch to liue. 19 Whosoeuer
lieth with a beast, shall dye the death. 20 Hee
22 that offereth vnto any gods, saue vnto the Lord
1 If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it onely, shalbe slaine. 21 Moreouer, thou shalt not
or sell it, he shall restore fiue oxen for the oxe, do iniurie to a stranger, neither oppresse him: for
and foure sheepe for the sheepe. 2 If a thiefe ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 Ye shall
bee founde breaking vp, and be smitten that he not trouble any widowe, nor fatherlesse childe.
dye, no blood shall be shed for him. 3 But if 23 If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and
it be in the day light, blood shall be shed for cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry. 24 Then
him: for he should make full restitution: if he shall my wrath be kindled, and I will kill you with
had not wherewith, then shoulde he bee solde the sword, and your wiues shall be widowes, and
for his theft. 4 If the theft bee founde with him, your children fatherlesse. 25 If thou lende money
aliue, (whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe) he shall to my people, that is, to the poore with thee, thou
restore the double. 5 If a man doe hurt fielde, shalt not bee as an vsurer vnto him: yee shall