If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
WEB
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
YLT
if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep--double he repayeth.
DBT
If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus