9. “What should you do if two men disagree about a bull or a donkey or sheep or clothing or something that is lost? One man says, ‘This is mine,’ and the other says, ‘No, it is mine.’ Both men should go before the judges who will decide who is guilty. The one who was wrong must pay the other man twice as much as the thing is worth.
10. “A man might ask his neighbor to take care of an animal for a short time. It might be a donkey, a bull, or a sheep. But what should you do if that animal is hurt or dies or someone takes the animal while no one is looking?
11. That neighbor must explain that he did not steal the animal. If this is true, the neighbor will promise to the Lord that he did not steal it. The owner of the animal must accept this promise. The neighbor does not have to pay the owner for the animal.
12. But if the neighbor stole the animal, then he must pay the owner for the animal.
13. If wild animals killed the animal, then the neighbor should bring the body as proof. The neighbor will not have to pay the owner for the animal that was killed.
14. “If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and the animal is hurt or dies, then the neighbor must pay the owner for the animal. The neighbor is responsible, because the owner was not there himself.
15. But if the owner was there, then the neighbor does not have to pay. Or if the neighbor was paying money to use the animal for work, he will not have to pay if the animal dies or is hurt. The money he paid to use the animal will be enough payment.
16. “If a man has sexual relations with a virgin who he is not engaged to, then he must pay her father the full amount necessary to marry her.
17. If the father refuses to allow his daughter to marry him, then the man must still pay the full amount for her.
18. “You must not allow any woman to do evil magic. If she does magic, you must not let her live.
19. “You must not allow anyone to have sexual relations with an animal. If this happens, that person must be killed.
20. “Whoever makes a sacrifice to a false god should be destroyed. The Lord is the only one you should make sacrifices to.