But if this happens after sunrise,[a] there is guilt of bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution. If he is unable, he is to be sold because of his theft.(A) If what was stolen—whether ox, donkey, or sheep—is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double.

Laws about Crop Protection

“When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed in, and then allows his animals to go and graze in someone else’s field, he must repay[b] with the best of his own field or vineyard.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:3 Lit if the sun has risen over him
  2. Exodus 22:5 LXX adds from his field according to its produce. But if someone lets his animals graze an entire field, he must repay; DSS, Sam also support this reading.

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