Verse 3
Exodus 22:3
Bible in Basic English
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But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִֽם הִמָּצֵא֩ תִמָּצֵ֨א בְ/יָד֜/וֹ הַ/גְּנֵבָ֗ה מִ/שּׁ֧וֹר עַד חֲמ֛וֹר עַד שֶׂ֖ה חַיִּ֑ים שְׁנַ֖יִם יְשַׁלֵּֽם
English Translation
If the theft is found in his hand, whether it be of an ox, a donkey, or a living sheep, he shall pay twofold.
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Chapter 22 Context
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If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for...
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If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, t...
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But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
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If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value...
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5
If a man makes a fire in a field or a vine-garden, and lets the fire do damage to another man's fiel...
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If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of...
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If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the...
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If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath th...
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9
In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property whic...
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If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it come...
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If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owne...
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12
But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.
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13
But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make p...
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14
If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death whe...
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15
If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the l...
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16
If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he...
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17
If her father will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for...
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18
Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.
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19
Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.
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20
Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.
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21
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were livi...
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22
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
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23
If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
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And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widow...
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25
If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to...
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If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it ba...
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For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cr...
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You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
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Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons...
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In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother;...
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You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of th...
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