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Exodus 22:12 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" But if it is stolen from him, the one who stole shall make restitution to its owner. "
Exodus 22:12
Verse in Context
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10 “If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;
11 the oath of the LORD shall be between them both, he has not put his hand on his neighbor’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
12 But if it is stolen from him, the one who stole shall make restitution to its owner.
13 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.
14 “If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
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Exodus 22:1
"“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep."
Exodus 22:2
"If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him."
Exodus 22:3
"If the sun has risen on him, he is guilty of bloodshed. He shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft."
Exodus 22:4
"If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double."
Exodus 22:5
"“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard."
Exodus 22:6
"“If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution."
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