Exodus 22:9-31
New American Standard Bible
10If 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,
11an 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.
12But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.
13If it is all torn to pieces, have him bring it as evidence; he shall not be compelled to make restitution for what has been torn to pieces.
14And 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.
15If its owner is with it, the borrower shall not be compelled to make restitution. If it is hired, it came by its hire.
16If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.
21You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22You shall not oppress any widow or orphan.
23If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry;
24and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.
26If you ever seize your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,
27for 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.
King James Version
Chapter 22
9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 10If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: 11Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good. 12And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
14And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
15But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.
16And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
26If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
27For that is his covering only, it is his raiment 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 gracious.
Christian Standard Bible
10"When a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to care for, but it dies, is injured, or is stolen, while no one is watching,
11there must be an oath before the Lord between the two of them to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property. Its owner must accept the oath, and the other man does not have to make restitution.
12But if, in fact, the animal was stolen from his custody, he must make restitution to its owner.
13If it was actually torn apart by a wild animal, he is to bring it as evidence; he does not have to make restitution for the torn carcass.
14"When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not there with it, the man must make full restitution.
15If its owner is there with it, the man does not have to make restitution. If it was rented, the loss is covered by its rental price.
16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and he sleeps with her, he must certainly pay the bridal price for her to be his wife.
17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins.
22"You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
23If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry.
24My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
26"If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.
27For it is his only covering; it is the clothing for his body. What will he sleep in? And if he cries out to me, I will listen because I am gracious.
New Living Translation
10Now suppose someone leaves a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal with a neighbor for safekeeping, but it dies or is injured or is taken away, and no one sees what happened.
11The neighbor must then take an oath in the presence of the Lord. If the Lord confirms that the neighbor did not steal the property, the owner must accept the verdict, and no payment will be required.
12But if the animal was indeed stolen, the guilty person must pay compensation to the owner.
13If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required.
14If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation.
15But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee.
16If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her.
17But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.
22You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.
23If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
24My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
25If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.
26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset.
27This coat may be the only blanket your neighbor has. How can a person sleep without it? If you do not return it and your neighbor cries out to me for help, then I will hear, for I am merciful.
English Standard Version
10"If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep safe, and it dies or is injured or is driven away, without anyone seeing it,
11an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor 's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.
12But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.
13If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.
14"If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution.
15If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.
16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.
17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.
21"You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
22You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
24and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
26If ever you take your neighbor 's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,
27for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
New International Version
10"If anyone gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep or any other animal to their neighbor for safekeeping and it dies or is injured or is taken away while no one is looking,
11the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required.
12But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
13If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall bring in the remains as evidence and shall not be required to pay for the torn animal.
14"If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution.
15But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss.
16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.
17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
22"Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.
23If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.
24My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
25"If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset,
27because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
New King James Version
Chapter 22
9“For any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor. 10If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it, 11then an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good. 12But if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it. 13If it is torn to pieces by a beast, then he shall bring it as evidence, and he shall not make good what was torn.
14“And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good.
15If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire.
16“If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.
17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.
22“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
23If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry;
24and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.
26If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.
27For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.
