Exodus 22:6–14

⁶“ ‘If a fire is started and finds thorn bushes and a stack of sheaves or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire will surely make restitution.

⁷“ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor money or objects to watch over and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he will make double restitution. ⁸If the thief is not found, the owner of the house will be brought to the sanctuary^d to learn whether or not he reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession. ⁹Concerning every account of transgression—concerning an ox, concerning a donkey, concerning small livestock, concerning clothing, concerning all lost property—where someone says, “This belongs to me,” the matter of the two of them will come to God;^e whomever God declares guilty will make double restitution to his neighbor.

¹⁰“ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or small livestock or any beast to watch over and it dies or is injured or is captured when there is no one who sees, ¹¹the oath of Yahweh will be between the two of them concerning whether or not he has reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession, and its owner will accept this, and he will not make restitution. ¹²But if indeed it was stolen from him, he will make restitution to its owner. ¹³If indeed it was torn to pieces, he will bring it as evidence—the mangled carcass; he will not make restitution.

¹⁴“ ‘If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he will make restitution.