Exodus 22:8

But 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,

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7And if any one give to his neighbor money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found he shall repay double.

9according to every injury alleged, both concerning a calf, and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every alleged loss, whatever in fact it may be, —the judgment of both shall proceed before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to his neighbor double.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:6his master shall bring him to the judgment-seat of God, and then shall he bring him to the door, —to the door-post, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever.

Exodus 22:28+ 22:28 Acts 23:5 You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.

Deuteronomy 17:8And if a matter shall be too hard for you in judgment, + 17:8 Gr. blood between blood, etc. between blood and blood, and between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, and between contradiction and contradiction, matters of judgment in your cities;

1 Chronicles 23:4Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord there were twenty-four thousand, and there were six thousand scribes and judges;

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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