Genesis 31:39
That which was torn by beasts, I brought not to thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
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Exodus 22:9For 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; and he whom the judges shall condemn, shall pay double to his neighbor.
Exodus 22:12And if it shall be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.
Leviticus 22:8That which dieth of itself, or is torn by beasts , he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I am the LORD.
Luke 2:8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:37-43
36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 That which was torn of beasts I… Read the whole commentary →