Exodus 22:12
But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.
BSB
ASV
But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
KJV
And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
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Exodus 22:7If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
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If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
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Genesis 31:39I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
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If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and…
