9. “Suppose two men disagree about who owns something—whether ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or something else that is lost. If each says, ‘This is mine,’ each man must bring his case to God. God’s judges will decide who is guilty, and that person must pay the other man twice as much as the object is worth.
10. “Suppose a man asks his neighbor to keep his donkey, ox, sheep, or some other animal for him, and that animal dies, gets hurt, or is taken away, without anyone seeing what happened.
11. That neighbor must promise before the Lord that he did not harm or kill the other man’s animal, and the owner of the animal must accept his promise made before God. The neighbor does not have to pay the owner for the animal.
12. But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, he must pay the owner for it.
13. If wild animals killed it, the neighbor must bring the body as proof, and he will not have to pay for the animal that was killed.
14. “If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it gets hurt or dies while the owner is not there, the one who borrowed it must pay the owner for the animal.
15. But if the owner is with the animal, the one who borrowed it does not have to pay. If the animal was rented, the rental price covers the loss.
16. “Suppose a man finds a woman who is not pledged to be married and has never had sexual relations with a man. If he tricks her into having sexual relations with him, he must give her family the payment to marry her, and she will become his wife.
17. But if her father refuses to allow his daughter to marry him, the man must still give the usual payment for a bride who has never had sexual relations.
18. “Put to death any woman who does evil magic.
19. “Put to death anyone who has sexual relations with an animal.
20. “Destroy completely any person who makes a sacrifice to any god except the Lord.
21. “Do not cheat or hurt a foreigner, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
22. “Do not cheat a widow or an orphan.
23. If you do, and they cry out to me for help, I certainly will hear their cry.
24. And I will be very angry and kill you in war. Then your wives will become widows, and your children will become orphans.
25. “If you lend money to one of my people who is poor, do not treat him as a moneylender would. Charge him nothing for using your money.