Exodus 22:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 22:2

Responsibility for Property

1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall ^arestore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

2 If the thief is found ^abreaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be ^bno guilt for his bloodshed.

3 If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be ^asold for his theft.

4 If the theft is certainly^a found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall ^brestore double.

5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds 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, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 22:2

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American Standard Version
If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

Amplified® Bible
If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no blood shed for him.

Contemporary English Version
But if you cannot afford to replace the animals, you must be sold as a slave to pay for what you have stolen. If you steal an ox, donkey, or sheep, and are caught with it still alive, you must pay the owner double. If you happen to kill a burglar who breaks into your home after dark, you are not guilty. But if you kill someone who breaks in during the day, you are guilty of murder.

Darby English Version
If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.

Good News Bible
He must pay for what he stole. If he owns nothing, he shall be sold as a slave to pay for what he has stolen. If the stolen animal, whether a cow, a donkey, or a sheep, is found alive in his possession, he shall pay two for one. "If a thief is caught breaking into a house at night and is killed, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if it happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

King James Version
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

New American Standard Bible
"If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

New International Version
"If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;

New King James Version
If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If you catch the thief while he breaks in and he strikes him so that he dies, no blood-guiltiness will accrue to his account.

Revised Standard Version
If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or an ass or a sheep, he shall pay double.

Young's Literal Translation
`If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

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