Exodus 22:11
then an oath must be taken before the Lord to decide if the neighbor has taken the owner's property. The owner must accept the oath and not demand compensation.
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In Context
12However, if the animal really was stolen from the neighbor, he must compensate the owner.
Cross References
Exodus 22:8If the thief isn't caught the owner of the house must appear before the judges to find out whether he took his neighbor's property.
Leviticus 5:1“If you sin by not giving the evidence you have about a legal case, whether you saw something yourself or heard about it, you bear responsibility for your guilt.
1 Kings 2:42The king summoned Shimei and asked him, “Didn't I vow to you by the Lord, didn't I warn you that the day you left and went somewhere else that you should know for certain that you would die? Didn't you reply to me, ‘What Your Majesty says is fair; I'll do as you ordered’?
Hebrews 6:16People swear on things that are greater than they are, and when they have some dispute the oath is taken as the final word on the matter.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:8-16
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. 8 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. 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;… Read the whole commentary →