22:7 22:7

Exodus 22:8

22:9 22:9

Bible Versions

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
If the thief {H1590} be not {H3808} found {H4672}, then the master {H1167} of the house {H1004} shall be brought {H7126} unto the judges {H430}, to see whether he have put {H7971} his hand {H3027} unto his neighbour's {H7453} goods {H4399}.
But if the thief is not found, then the trustee must state before God that he did not take the person's goods himself.
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.
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.
  • Exodus 22:28

    Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
  • Deuteronomy 16:18

    ¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
  • Exodus 21:6

    Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
  • Psalms 82:1

    ¶ A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:4

    Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:
  • Deuteronomy 19:17

    Then both the men, between whom the controversy [is], shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
  • Deuteronomy 19:18

    And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;
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