


Exodus 22:4
Bible Versions
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
If what he stole is found alive in his possession, he is to pay double, no matter whether it is an ox, a donkey or a sheep.
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
Note: Commentary is generated by AI with a directive for Biblical fidelity. Always rely on the Holy Spirit for discernment. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
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Exodus 22:1
¶ If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. -
Exodus 22:7
¶ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double. -
Exodus 22:9
For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. -
Revelation 18:6
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. -
Exodus 21:16
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. -
Proverbs 6:31
But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. -
Jeremiah 16:18
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.