The Strand Study Bible

EXODUS 22:8

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EXODUS 23:1

Civil laws (Concerning strangers, widows, and orphans)

bour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief befound, let him pay double. 8 If the 1 thief be not found, then the mas- ter of the house shall be brought unto 2 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 anoth- er challengeth to be his, the cause of 3 both parties shall come before 4 the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 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: 11 Then shall an 5 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. 12 And 6 if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 6 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the own- er 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. (Concerning fornication) 16 7 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 8 dowry of virgins. Moral laws (Concerning sorcery) 18 Thou shalt not suffer a 9 witch to live. (Concerning sex with animals) 19 10 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. (Concerning worshipping other Gods) 20 11 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be ut- terly destroyed.

1. Exo 20:15 2. Exo 22:9 3. Exo 21:6,22 & Deut 17:8-9 & 19:17 & 25:1 4. Exo 22:8,28 5. Heb 6:16 6. Gen 31:39 7. Lev 19:20 & Deut 22:28-29 8. Gen 34:12 & I Sam 18:20-25 9. Lev 19:26,31 & 20:6,27 & Deut 18:10-14 & I Sam 28:3-10 10. Lev 18:23 & 20:15-16 & Deut 27:21 11. Exo 20:3-6 12. Exo 23:9,12 & Lev 19:33-34 & Deut 10:18-19 & 24:17-22 & 27:19 & Jere 7:6 & Zech 7:8-10 13. Deut 14:29 & 16:11,14 & 24:19-21 & 26:12-13 & Jms 1:27 14. Prov 23:10-11 15. Deut 10:18 & Eccl 5:8 16. Exo 23:3,6,10-11, Lev 19:9-10,15 & 25:8-55 & Deut 15:1-11 & 23:24-25 & 24:6,10-15 17. Neh 5:1-13 & Psa 15:5 18. Job 22:6 & 24:3,9 & Deut 24:6,10,13,17 & Ezk 18:16 19. that is, “God’s representative; a judge” - Eccl 10:20 20. Quoted in the NT - Acts 23:5 21. that is, “tithe” - Lev 27:30-33 & Num 18:20-32 & Deut 12:19 & 14:22- 29 & 18:1-8 & 25:4 & 26:1-14 & Prov 3:9-10 22. Exo 13:2,12,15 23. Deut 15:19 24. Lev 22:27 25. Lev 7:24 & 17:15 26. Exo 20:16 & Mt 26:59-60

21 12 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 Ye shall not 13 afflict any widow, or 14 fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, 15 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. (Concerning the poor) 25 If thou lend money to any of my peo- ple that is 16 poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, 17 neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s rai- ment to 18 pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 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. (Concerning leadership) 28 Thou shalt not revile the 19 gods, 20 nor curse the ruler of thy people. Moral law (Concerning the tithe) 29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the 21 first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: 22 the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 30 23 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: 24 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: 25 neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. Exodus 23 Civil laws (Concerning honesty and integrity) Date - 1487 BC/AM 2513 Separation and personal laws (Concerning the world and disease)

1 Thou shalt not raise a 26 false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 22:27 This word ( gracious ) is a Hebrew word meaning “ to bend or stoop in kindness to someone who is inferior , i.e., the poor .”