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Exodus 22:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Exodus 22:4

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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.

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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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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Leviticus 27:27

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"If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it; or if it isn’t redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation."

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Exodus 21:36

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"Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own."

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Proverbs 6:31

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"but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house."

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Exodus 21:32

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"If the bull gores a male servant or a female servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned."

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Deuteronomy 22:3

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"So you shall do with his donkey. So you shall do with his garment. So you shall do with every lost thing of your brother’s, which he has lost and you have found. You may not hide yourself."

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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 22:5

"“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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