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If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feeds in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, he shall make restitution.

If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall come near to the gods, [to see] whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, whereof one says, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before the gods; he whom the gods shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it dies, or is hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

And if a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is hurt, or dies, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

And if a man entices a virgin that is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

If you afflict him at all, and he cries at all to me, I will surely hear his cry;

for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.

If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

If you see the donkey of him that hates you lying under his burden, you shall forbear to leave him, you shall strengthen [it] with him.

You shall not pervert the justice [due] to your poor in his cause.

You take heed before him, and listen to his voice; don't provoke him; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.

But if you shall indeed listen to his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.

And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.

And on the nobles of the sons of Israel he didn't lay his hand: and they saw God, and ate and drank.

And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the sons of Israel.