Exodus 22:12
And if it be torn, and he bring witnesses that it was torn, he shall not repay.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
In Context
11But if it be stolen from him, he shall repay its owner;
Cross References
Exodus 22:7If the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges (to make oath) that he hath not put forth his hand upon that which his neighbour had delivered to him.
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 →