If the thief is not [a]caught, then the owner of the house shall [b]appear before [c](A)the judges, to determine whether he [d]laid his hands on his neighbor’s property. For every [e]breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any lost thing about which one says, ‘This is it,’ the [f]case of both parties shall come before [g](B)the judges; he whom [h]the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:8 Lit found
  2. Exodus 22:8 Lit approach to
  3. Exodus 22:8 Or God
  4. Exodus 22:8 Lit stretched his hand
  5. Exodus 22:9 Or matter of wrongdoing
  6. Exodus 22:9 Lit matter
  7. Exodus 22:9 Or God
  8. Exodus 22:9 Or God

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

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