Exodus 22:1
If a man steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall restore five oxen for the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.
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Leviticus 6:1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 5:7then they shall confess their sin which they have done; and he shall recompense his trespass according to the principal thereof, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.
Proverbs 6:31and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Jeremiah 2:34Yea, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor, whom thou didst not encounter breaking in, but [it is found] upon all these.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:1
The laws of this chapter relate, I. To the eighth commandment, concerning theft ( ver. 1-4 ), trespass by cattle ( ver. 5 ), damage by fire ( ver. 6 ), trusts ( ver. 7-13 ), borrowing cattle ( ver. 14, 15 ), or money, ver. 25-27 . II. To the seventh commandment. Against fornication ( ver. 16, 17 ), bestiality, ver. 19 . III. To the first table, forbidding witchcraft ( ver. 18 ), idolatry, ver. 20 . Commanding to offer the firstfruits, ver. 29, 30 . IV. To the poor, ver. 21-24 . V. To the civil government, ver. 28… Read the whole commentary →