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the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.

"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 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 what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

"If someone lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another person's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

"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.

"If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, to determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor's property.

"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,

an oath before the LORD shall be taken by the two of them that he has not laid a hand on his neighbor's property; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not be compelled to make restitution.

"And if someone borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution.

"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 you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry;

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.

nor shall you show favor to a poor person in his dispute.

"If you encounter your enemy's ox or his donkey wandering away, you must return it to him.

"You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

"Be attentive to him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your rebellion, since My name is in him.

"But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.