Verse 8
Exodus 22:8
Bible in Basic English
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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 that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַֽל כָּל דְּבַר פֶּ֡שַׁע עַל שׁ֡וֹר עַל חֲ֠מוֹר עַל שֶׂ֨ה עַל שַׂלְמָ֜ה עַל כָּל אֲבֵדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יֹאמַר֙ כִּי ה֣וּא זֶ֔ה עַ֚ד הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים יָבֹ֖א דְּבַר שְׁנֵי/הֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַרְשִׁיעֻ/ן֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם שְׁנַ֖יִם לְ/רֵעֵֽ/הוּ
English Translation
For every matter of transgression, whether concerning an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost thing about which one may say, “This is it,” the matter shall come before the gods; the one whom the gods condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.
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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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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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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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11
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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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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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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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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24
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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28
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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