1Ifamanstealanox,orasheep,andkillH4191it,orsellit,heshallrestore five oxenfortheox,andfour sheepforthesheep. 2Ifthethiefbeencountered breakingin,andbesmittensothathedie,thereshallbenoblood-guiltinessforhim. 3Ifthesunberisenonhim,thereshallbeblood-guiltinessforhim;heshouldhavemade fullrestitutionH7999:ifhehadnothing,hewouldhavebeen soldforhistheft. 4Ifthestolenthingbeactuallyfound aliveinhishand,whetheritbeox,orass,orsheep,heshallrestore double. 5IfamanshallcauseafieldH7704orvineyardtobeeatenH398,andputinhiscattle,andpastureinanother man'sfieldH7704,ofthebestofhisownfieldH7704,andofthebestofhisown vineyardshallhemake[it] good. 6—Iffire breakout,andseizethethorns,andthestacksofcorn,orthestanding corn,orthefieldbeconsumed,hethatkindledthefireshallfullymakeH5414itgood. 7—Ifamandeliveruntohisneighbour moneyorstufftokeep,anditbestolenoutoftheman'shouseH1004;ifthethiefH1590befoundH4672,lethimrestore double; 8ifthethiefbenotfound,themasterofthehouseshallbebroughtH935beforethejudges, [tosee]ifhehasnotputhishand untohisneighbour's goods. 9Astoallmanneroffraud, —astooxH7794,astoass,astosheepH7716,astoclothing,astoeverythingH3605lost,ofwhich[amanH376] saith,Itisthis—thecauseofbothpartiesshallcomebeforethejudges:hewhomthejudgesshallcondemnshallrestore doubletohisneighbour. Read all of Exodus 22Commentaries on Exodus 22
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