Exodus 22:1

When a man stealeth an ox or a sheep, and slayeth it, or selleth it, with five of the herd, shall he make good—for the ox, or with four of the flock, for the sheep.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2If, in the place of breaking in, the thief be found and he is smitten so that he dieth, there is due for him no shedding of blood:

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Cross References

Leviticus 6:1And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying—

Numbers 5:7then shall they confess their sin which they have done, and he shall make good that wherein he is guilty, in the principal thereof, and the fifth part thereof, shall he add thereunto,—and give to him against whom he is guilty,

Proverbs 6:31Yet, if found, he must pay back sevenfold, All the substance of his house, must he give:

Jeremiah 2:34Even in thy skirts, is there found, The blood of the lives of the helpless innocents,—Not in the act of breaking in, didst thou find them, yet [the blood is] on all these.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:1

The laws of this chapter relate, I. To the eighth commandment, concerning theft ( ver. 1-4 ), trespass by cattle ( ver. 5 ), damage by fire ( ver. 6 ), trusts ( ver. 7-13 ), borrowing cattle ( ver. 14, 15 ), or money, ver. 25-27 . II. To the seventh commandment. Against fornication ( ver. 16, 17 ), bestiality, ver. 19 . III. To the first table, forbidding witchcraft ( ver. 18 ), idolatry, ver. 20 . Commanding to offer the firstfruits, ver. 29, 30 . IV. To the poor, ver. 21-24 . V. To the civil government, ver. 28… Read the whole commentary →

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