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but if the sun has risen on him, then it is a capital crime[a] in that case.[b] A thief[c] is certainly to make restitution, but if he has nothing, he is to be sold[d] for his theft. If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox, a donkey or a sheep, he is to repay double.

“When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed over or releases his livestock so that they graze in another man’s field, he is to make restitution from the best of his field or vineyard.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:3 Lit. then there is bloodguilt
  2. Exodus 22:3 Lit. for him or for it
  3. Exodus 22:3 Lit. He
  4. Exodus 22:3 I.e. sold into slavery
  5. Exodus 22:5 Lit. or the best of his vineyard

but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.

“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(A) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(B) to pay for their theft. If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession(C)—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.(D)

“If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution(E) from the best of their own field or vineyard.

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