³³ “If anyone uncovers a pit^(A) or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, ³⁴ the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.

³⁵ “If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally. ³⁶ However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did not keep it penned up,^(B) the owner must pay, animal for animal, and take the dead animal in exchange.

Protection of Property

22 ^[a]“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back^(C) five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

² “If a thief is caught breaking in^(D) at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;^{(E) 3} but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.

“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,^(F) but if they have nothing, they must be sold^(G) to pay for their theft. ⁴ If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession^(H)—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.^(I)

⁵ “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^(J) from the best of their own field or vineyard.

⁶ “If a fire breaks out and spreads into thornbushes so that it burns shocks^(K) of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution.^(L)