22:1 If a man shall steal an {a} ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. (a) Either a great beast of the herd, or a small beast of the flock. 22:2 If a thief be found {b} breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him. (b) Breaking a house to enter in, or undermining. 22:3 If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] {c} blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. (c) He shall be put to death that kills him. 22:8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have {d} put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. (d) That is, whether he has stolen. 22:11 {e} [Then] shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept [thereof], and he shall not make [it] good. (e) They should swear by the name of the Lord. 22:13 If it be torn in pieces, [then] let him bring {f} it [for] witness, [and] he shall not make good that which was torn. (f) He shall show some part of the beast or bring in witnesses. 22:15 [But] if the owner thereof [be] with it, he shall not make [it] good: if it [be] an hired [thing], it {g} came for his hire. (g) He that hired it shall be free by paying the hire. 22:24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your {h} wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (h) The just plague of God on the oppressors. 22:27 For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he {i} crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I [am] gracious. (i) For cold and necessity. 22:29 Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the {k} first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. (k) Your abundance of your corn. 22:31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it {l} to the dogs. (l) And so have nothing to do with it. | |