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

“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.

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but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.

“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(A) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(B) to pay for their theft. If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession(C)—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.(D)

“If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution(E) from the best of their own field or vineyard.

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