Exodus 22:11

an oath of God shall be between both, each swearing that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbor's deposit; and so his master shall + 22:11 Gr. accept him. hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10And if any one give to his neighbor to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know,

12And if it be stolen from him, he shall make compensation to the owner.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:8But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in + 22:8 Gr. over. regard of any part of his neighbor's deposit,

Leviticus 5:1And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and he is a witness or has seen or been conscious, if he do not report it, he shall bear his iniquity.

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 →

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