Exodus - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 75
The Five Books of Moses
the bullock of his neighbour, and it dies, then they shall sell the living bullock, and divide the money, and they shall also divide the dead. But if its master know that the bullock gored formerly, and he did not guard it, he shall compensate with a bullock for the bullock, and the dead shall be to him. ‘If a man steals a bullock or a
sheep, and slaughters it, or sells it, he shall compensate with five bullocks in place of the ox, or four sheep in place of theisheep. If a thief is found breaking in, and is struck and dies; there is not
2 blood—guilt for him. If the sun was shining on him, he may redeem his {O blood. If he has nothing then he shall be sold for stealing. ‘ If you find his theft in his hand,
as a bullock, or an ass, or sheep, alive, he shall be lined by two. Wye ialns sf yruprrig. ‘ lf the farm or vineyard of a man is
burnt, and ruffians from his village burn his farm, or part of his farm, or a part of his vineyard, it shall be compensated. ‘If you make a fire, and it fires
the bushes, and consumes the stand- ing com, or a homestead, or a farm; it shall be compensated from the burner to the burnt. ‘ Whoever places with his neigh-
bour money or goods as trustee, and they are stolen upon the premises of that person, if the thief is discovered he shall repay twice as much. If the thief is not found, then the master of the premises shall approach the House of GOD and swear he has not put his hand upon the property of his neighbour; upon anythingdost, upon ox, or ass, or sheep, or clothing, or anything strayed, and shall say that as a witness to GOD, he brings twice as much as was lost to Goo. He shall recompense his neighbour double. ‘ If a man entrusts to his neighbour
an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any cattle, to take care of, and it dies or is torn, or tears, out of his sight, there shall
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two, that he has not put his hand upon the property of his neighbour, and its owner shall take it, and not be compensated. But if it has been stolen from him, he shall compensate its owner. If it is torn he shall bring the torn pieces as a proof. He shall not compensate. ‘ And if a man hires it of his neigh-
bour, and it is broken or dies, and its owner is not with it, he shall be com- pensated. If its owner is with it, he shall not be compensated; if it was hired, he went for the wages. Zulu nf Mnrnlilg. ‘ And if a man seduces a girl who
has not been betrothed to him, and lies with her so that she conceives, she shall be his wife. But if her father is unwilling to give her to him, he shall Pay money as a dowry for the girl. She shall not live as a slave. ‘Whoever lies with a beast shall be put to death. ‘ No sacrifice shall be burnt to gods, except to the EvER~L1v1NG only. ‘ You shall not persecute or oppress
foreigners; for] you were foreigners in the land of the Mitzeraim. ‘ You shall not annoy any widow or
orphan. If you wrong them, so that they cry to me, I shall hear their cry, and My anger will burn, and I will slay you by the sword, and your own wives shall be widows, and your own children orphans. ‘ lf you lend money to My People,
My poor among you; you shall not be to them like a usurer. You shall not put upon them usury. If your neighbour deposits with you as a pledge a garment, at the setting of the sun you shall return it to him; for it is his only covering with which he clothes his body, in which he lies down; and it may be he will cry to Me, when I will hear, for I am merciful. II I2 16 18 20 2I 22 26
W): §ul¤¤ nf ilzlrzrznrz lulnurhs ®uh. ‘ You shall not blaspheme GOD, and
shall not curse the princes of your nation. ‘ You shall not delay to give to Me
the iirstproduce of your farm, and vineyard. You shall do the same with your cow, and your sheep. It shall be seven days with its mother, and on the seventh day you shall be an oath to the LORD between the l give it to Me. ·1=. 28
