Exodus 22:3

If 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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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

4If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double. (3)

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Cross References

Exodus 21:2+ 21:2. Ex 21:2 (#4.282): T. To free your Hebrew male servant on the seventh year, the Sh'mitta ·Release· Year / R. Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws (more notes in Ex 21:8 OU360) “If you buy a Hebrew [Immigrant] servant, he shall serve six years and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.

Isaiah 40:2“Speak comfortably to Jerusalem [City of peace]; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her depravity (moral evil) is pardoned, that she has received of Adonai’s hand double for all her habitual sins ·missing the marks·.”

Matthew 18:25But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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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