1.

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

a man . Hebrew. 'ish ( App-14 ).
four sheep . So David Jdg 2 Samuel 12:6 .

2.

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

found : i, e. caught in the act of.

3.

If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

If the sun , &c. Therefore killed after he had got away, and in cold blood.

4.

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

5.

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

field. of . Between these two words the Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint have "he shall surely make restitution out of his own field according to the yield thereof; and if the whole field be eaten". This is not due to Ellipsis but to Homoeoteleuton ( App-6 ), by which, in transcribing, the eye of the copyist went back (in error) to the latter of the like endings of two sentences, and thus omitted the intervening words between "field" and "field".

6.

If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

7.

If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

8.

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

9.

For 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.

trespass = rebellion. Hebrew. Pash'a. App-44 . before the judges. Hebrew. ha-'elohim = " gods". See App-4 , and note on Exodus 21:6 . Or, before God (the judges representing Him), and acting in His stead, according to Romans 13:1-6 . See this usage (with the Article), Exodus 21:6 ; Exodus 22:8 , Exodus 22:28 . See Exodus 18:15-19 and compare Psalms 82:1 , Psalms 82:6 . John 10:34 , John 10:35 .

10.

If 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:

no man = no one.

11.

Then 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.

the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 .

12.

And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

13.

If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

it . Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Whole). App-6 . bring one of the pieces. Compare Genesis 31:39 ; and Amos 3:12 .

14.

And 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.

15.

But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

16.

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

17.

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

dowry = 50 shekels. Deuteronomy 22:29 . See App-51 .

18.

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

witch or spiritist . Medium to or from, from root to mutter, as to some demon. Compare Leviticus 19:26 , Leviticus 19:31 ; Leviticus 20:27 . Deuteronomy 18:9-14 . This enactment shows the reality of intercourse with evil spirits (angels) and demons.

19.

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20.

He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

sacrifleeth . Hebrew. cabach. App-43 .

21.

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

widow , or fatherless. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6 , put for all kinds of helpless ones.

23.

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

24.

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25.

If 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.

26.

If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

raiment = mantle. Raiment by day, and sole covering at night. Compare Exodus 12:34 .Deuteronomy 24:12 , Deuteronomy 24:13 .Judges 4:18 . Amos 2:8 .

27.

For 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.

According to the Massorah ( App-30 ) this is the middle of the 1,209 verses of Exodus.

28.

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

curse . Compare Ecclesiastes 10:20 . Acts 23:5 . 2 Peter 2:10 . Jude 1:8 .

29.

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

ripe fruits, and . . . liquors = thy corn and wine and oil. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). App-6 .
give . On the eighth day.

30.

Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

31.

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

men . Hebrew, plural of 'ish or 'enosh. App-14 .