KJV King James Version
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
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Exodus 22:1
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
WEB World English Bible
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
ASV American Standard Version
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.
Surrounding context — Exodus 22
1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him.
3 If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
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Original-language word links
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כִּ֤יH3588 · kiforיִגְנֹֽב־H1589 · ga.navto stealאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanשׁ֣וֹרH7794 · shorcattleאוֹ־H176 · oorשֶׂ֔הH7716 · sehsheepוּטְבָח֖וֹH2873 · ta.vachto slaughterא֣וֹH176 · oorמְכָר֑וֹH4376 · ma.kharto sellחֲמִשָּׁ֣הH2568 · cha.meshfiveבָקָ֗רH1241 · ba.qarcattleיְשַׁלֵּם֙H7999 · sa.lemto completeתַּ֣חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהַשּׁ֔וֹרH7794 · shorcattleוְאַרְבַּע־H702 · ar.bafourצֹ֖אןH6629 · tsonflockתַּ֥חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהַשֶּֽׂה׃H7716 · sehsheep
Cross-references
2 Samuel 12:6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.Luke 19:8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold.Proverbs 6:31But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.Numbers 5:7Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth [part] thereof, and give [it] unto [him] against whom he hath trespassed.Leviticus 6:1-6And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
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