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Laws About Property

22 If a man steals an ox or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.[a]

If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the one who kills him shall not be guilty of bloodshed.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:1 In chapter 22, English verse 1 is equal to Hebrew verse 21:37. English verses 2-31 are equal to Hebrew verses 1-30.