Exodus 22:4
“If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Exodus 22:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn das Gestohlene lebend in seiner Hand gefunden wird, es sei ein Ochse oder ein Esel oder ein Stück Kleinvieh, soll er das Doppelte erstatten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si fuere hallado con el hurto en la mano, sea buey ó asno ú oveja vivos, pagará el duplo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se for achado com o furto na mão, seja boi ou asno ou ovelha vivos, pagará o dobro.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se o animal roubado for encontrado vivo em sua posse, seja um boi, um jumento ou uma ovelha, ele deverá pagar de volta em dobro.
📖 Exodus 22:4 in Context
2If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
3If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
5If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
6If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
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