Exodus 22:2

If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

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In The King James Version

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

In Context

1+ 22:1. Ex 22:1-4 [Heb Bible Ex 21:37-22:3] (#8.487): T. To make judgment against the thief according to the Torah ·Teaching· / R. The court is to judge a thief, imposing a compensation payment or death / R. The court must implement punitive measures against the thief “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

3If the sun has risen on him, guilt of bloodshed shall be for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

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Cross References

Numbers 35:27and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

Matthew 6:19“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:2-7

Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he… Read the whole commentary →

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