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Exodus 22:1-4
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Exodus 22:1-4
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Protection of Property
22 [a]“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back(A) five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
2 “If a thief is caught breaking in(B) at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;(C) 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(D) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(E) to pay for their theft. 4 If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession(F)—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.(G)
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1 is numbered 21:37, and 22:2-31 is numbered 22:1-30.
Exodus 22:1-4
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Exodus 22:1-4
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22 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
3 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.
4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
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Proverbs 6:30
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Proverbs 6:30
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30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
Proverbs 6:30
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Proverbs 6:30
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30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
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Proverbs 6:31
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Proverbs 6:31
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31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(A)
though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
Proverbs 6:31
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Proverbs 6:31
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31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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Ezekiel 33:15
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Ezekiel 33:15
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15 if they give back what they took in pledge(A) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(B) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(C)
Ezekiel 33:15
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Ezekiel 33:15
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15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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