Exodus 22:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 22:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

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KJV

King James Version

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

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WEB

World English Bible

If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

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ASV

American Standard Version

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, [to see] whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 22

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.

⁷ If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.

⁸ If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

⁹ In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.

¹⁰ If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,

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