Exodus 22:1
If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck and killed, there is no bloodguilt for his death.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
If a man{H376} shall steal{H1589} an ox,{H7794} or a sheep,{H7716} and kill{H2873} it, or sell{H4376} it; he shall pay{H7999} five{H2568} oxen{H1241} for an ox,{H7794} and four{H702} sheep{H6629} for a sheep.{H7716}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
If a man{H376} shall steal{H1589}{(H8799)} an ox{H7794}, or a sheep{H7716}, and kill{H2873}{(H8804)} it, or sell{H4376}{(H8804)} it; he shall restore{H7999}{(H8762)} five{H2568} oxen{H1241} for an ox{H7794}, and four{H702} sheep{H6629} for a sheep{H7716}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Yf a man steake an oxe or shepe ad kylle it or selle it, he shall restore.v. oxen for an oxe, and.iiij. shepe for a shepe.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf a man steale an oxe or shepe, and slaye it, or sell it, he shall restore fyue oxen for an oxe, and foure shepe for a shepe.
Geneva Bible (1560)
If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it or sell it, he shal restore fiue oxen for the oxe, & foure sheepe for the sheepe.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it: he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, foure sheepe for a sheepe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.
American Standard Version (1901)
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
American Standard Version (1901)
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.
World English Bible (2000)
"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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Laws about Property(21:37)“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep.
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 12:6 : 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no pity.
- Luke 19:8 : 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore it fourfold.
- Prov 6:31 : 31 But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
- Prov 14:4 : 4 Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
- Lev 6:1-6 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD, and lies to his neighbor about something delivered to him to keep, or about a pledge, or about something taken away by violence, or has deceived his neighbor; 3 Or if he has found what was lost and lies about it, and swears falsely; in any of these things a person may do, sinning therein: 4 Then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he took violently away, or the thing which he has deceitfully obtained, or what was delivered to him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 5 Or anything about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it in full, and shall add one-fifth more to it, and give it to the one to whom it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering. 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest:
- Num 5:7 : 7 Then they shall confess their sin that they have committed, and he shall compensate for his wrong with its principal, and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him against whom he has trespassed.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Exod 22:2-1514 verses88%
2 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodshed for him.
3 If the sun has risen upon him, there shall be bloodshed for him, for he should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
4 If the stolen goods are found alive in his hand, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall restore double.
5 If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed upon, and allows his animal to wander and feed in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
6 If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that stacked grain or standing grain or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
8 If the thief is not found, then the owner of the house shall be brought to the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor's goods.
9 For every kind of trespass, whether it is for ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any lost thing that another claims to be his, both parties shall come before the judges; and he whom the judges convict shall pay double to his neighbor.
10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, ox, sheep, or any animal to keep and it dies, is injured, or is driven away, with no one seeing it,
11 then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.
12 If it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner.
13 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it as evidence, and he shall not make restitution for what was torn.
14 If a man borrows anything from his neighbor and it is broken or dies, with its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
15 But if its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hire.
- Lev 6:4-52 verses80%
4 Then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he took violently away, or the thing which he has deceitfully obtained, or what was delivered to him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
5 Or anything about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it in full, and shall add one-fifth more to it, and give it to the one to whom it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering.
- Lev 24:18-214 verses80%
18 And he who kills a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
19 And if a man causes a blemish in his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him:
20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
21 And he who kills a beast shall restore it: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
- Exod 21:34-363 verses79%
34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to the owner of them, and the dead beast shall be his.
35 If one man's ox hurts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money from it; and the dead ox they shall also divide.
36 Or if it is known that the ox was accustomed to gore in time past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall be his own.
- Prov 6:30-312 verses78%
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;
31 But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
- Exod 21:28-325 verses77%
28 If an ox gores a man or a woman, and they die, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted.
29 But if the ox was known to gore in time past, and its owner has been warned, and he has not kept it in, and it kills a man or woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.
30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life whatever is imposed on him.
31 Whether it has gored a son or a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
- Deut 22:1-22 verses77%
1 You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother.
2 And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall be with you until your brother seeks after it, and you shall restore it to him again.
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7 If a man is found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and makes merchandise of him, or sells him; then that thief shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you.
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16 He who kidnaps a man, and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.
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2 If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD, and lies to his neighbor about something delivered to him to keep, or about a pledge, or about something taken away by violence, or has deceived his neighbor;
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4 If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering away, you shall surely return it to him.
- Exod 21:23-253 verses73%
23 But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
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15 You shall not steal.
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7 Then they shall confess their sin that they have committed, and he shall compensate for his wrong with its principal, and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him against whom he has trespassed.
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27 And if it is of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to your estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your estimation.
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16 And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in the holy thing, and add one-fifth to it, and give it to the priest: and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
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6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no pity.
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27 Then let him count the years of the sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it; that he may return to his possession.
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14 And if you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy anything of your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another:
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31 Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given unto your enemies, and you shall have none to rescue them.
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19 Neither shall you steal.
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30 Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
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13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part of it to your estimation.