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Exodus 22:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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 22:3

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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.

2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

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.

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

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.

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Leviticus 6:4

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"then it shall be, if he has sinned, and is guilty, he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he has gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found,"

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Deuteronomy 24:7

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Exodus 21:2

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"“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything."

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From This Chapter

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 22:4

"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."

Exodus 22:7

"“If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double."

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