Exodus 22:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 22:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

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ASV

American Standard Version

If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 22

² If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.

³ But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.

⁴ If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.

⁵ If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.

⁶ If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.

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