Exodus 22:4
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
Context
This verse from Exodus Chapter 22 connects to 8 cross-references. Laws continue covering theft of livestock, property damage by fire or trespass, liability for borrowed animals, and seduction of an unbetrothed virgin. Prohibitions against sorcerers, bestiality, and sacrificing to other gods are followed by commands to protect vulnerable groups—foreigners, widows, …
Other Translations
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep--double he repayeth.
If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.
Cross References
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely …
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five …
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the …
For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner …
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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