Catholic Public Domain Version

Exodus 22:11-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

11. then there shall be an oath between them, that he did not lay his hand on the goods of his neighbor. And the owner shall accept the oath, and he will not be compelled to make restitution.

12. But if it will have been taken away by theft, he shall repay the damages to the owner.

13. If it has been eaten by a wild beast, let him carry what was killed to him, and then he shall not make restitution.

14. If anyone borrows from his neighbor any of these things, and it has died or been disabled when the owner was not present, he shall be compelled to make restitution.

15. But if the owner was present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it had been brought for hired work.

16. If a man has led astray a virgin not yet betrothed, and he has slept with her, he shall pay her dowry and have her as a wife.

17. If the father of the virgin is not willing to give her, he shall pay money according to manner of a dowry, which virgins are accustomed to receive.

18. You shall not permit practitioners of the black arts to live.

19. Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal shall be put to death.

20. Whoever immolates to gods, other than to the Lord, shall be killed.