Exodus 22:2

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If the sun has risen on him, there is bloodguilt for his death. He must pay restitution; and if he owns nothing, he shall be sold for his theft.

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  • Matt 24:43 : 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
  • Num 35:27 : 27 and the avenger of blood finds the offender outside the city and kills them, the avenger shall not be guilty of bloodshed.
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in or steal.
  • 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  • Job 24:14 : 14 At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief.
  • Job 30:5 : 5 They are driven out from among society, and people shout at them as if they were thieves.
  • Hos 7:1 : 1 Whenever I would heal Israel, the guilt of Ephraim is exposed, along with the wickedness of Samaria. They practice falsehood; thieves break in, and bandits raid outside.
  • Joel 2:9 : 9 They rush into the city, they run upon the walls. They climb into houses and enter through the windows like a thief.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 22:3-8
    6 verses
    86%

    3 If what was stolen is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox, a donkey, or a sheep, he must pay back double.

    4 If a man lets his animal graze in another's field or vineyard, and it feeds there, he must repay with the best of his own field or vineyard.

    5 If a fire breaks out and catches on thorn bushes so that a stack of grain, standing grain, or a field is destroyed, the one who started the fire must make full compensation.

    6 If a man gives silver or goods to his neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, if the thief is caught, he must pay back double.

    7 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must present himself before God to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

    8 In all cases of dishonest dealings, whether involving an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or anything lost that someone claims to be theirs, both parties must present their cases before God. The one whom God condemns must pay back double to the other.

  • 1 If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck and killed, there is no bloodguilt for his death.

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    10 the issue between them will be settled by an oath before the Lord that the neighbor has not taken the other’s property. The owner must accept this, and no restitution is required.

    11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.

    12 If it was attacked and torn apart by a wild animal, the neighbor must provide evidence of this, but does not need to pay restitution for the torn animal.

    13 If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies when its owner is not present, he must make restitution.

    14 If the owner is with the animal, the borrower does not need to pay. If it was rented, the payment covers the loss.

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    12 Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death.

    13 But if he did not intend to kill, and it was allowed by God to happen, then I will provide a place where he can flee.

    14 However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.

    15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

    16 Anyone who kidnaps another person, whether he sells him or the victim is still in his possession, shall surely be put to death.

  • 7 If someone is caught kidnapping one of their fellow Israelites and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Num 35:16-23
    8 verses
    74%

    16 But if someone strikes another with an iron object and the person dies, they are a murderer, and the murderer shall be put to death.

    17 If someone strikes another with a stone that is large enough to cause death and the person dies, they are a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

    18 Or if someone strikes another with a wooden tool that could cause death, and the person dies, they are a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

    19 The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.

    20 If someone pushes another out of hatred or throws something at them with intent and the person dies,

    21 or if in hostility someone strikes another with their hand and the person dies, the one who struck them must be put to death. They are a murderer. The avenger of blood is to execute the sentence when they meet the murderer.

    22 But if suddenly, without hostility, someone pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally,

    23 or if, without seeing them, they drop a stone on someone that could cause death, and the person dies, but there was no enmity or intentional harm between them,

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    18 If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

    19 if the injured man is able to get up and walk around outside with a staff, the one who struck him shall be acquitted. Nevertheless, he must pay for the time lost and ensure the injured man is completely healed.

    20 If a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, and the servant dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

  • Lev 24:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.

    21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

  • 12 the elders of his city shall send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to be put to death.

  • Prov 6:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

    31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay back sevenfold; he may have to give up all the wealth of his house.

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    29 But if the ox has a habit of goring, and it has been known to its owner for some time but he has not kept it confined, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned, and its owner must also be put to death.

    30 However, if a ransom is imposed on him, he must pay whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.

  • Lev 24:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death.

    18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

  • 1 If someone is found dead in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and it is unknown who struck him,

  • 31 You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death.

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    25 But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and forces her and lies with her, only the man who has done this shall die.

    26 You shall do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like when a man rises against his neighbor and murders him.

  • 17 A man burdened with the guilt of bloodshed will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

  • 5 If the avenger of blood pursues them, the city must not hand over the one who committed the killing, because they killed their neighbor unintentionally and without prior hostility.

  • 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

  • 22 If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang his body on a tree,

  • 14 At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief.

  • 36 However, if it was known that the ox was prone to goring in the past and its owner did not keep it confined, he must pay compensation—an ox for an ox—and the dead animal will be his.

  • 27 and the avenger of blood finds the offender outside the city and kills them, the avenger shall not be guilty of bloodshed.

  • 4 Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.