Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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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Bible References

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Exodus 21:16
He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.

He shall restore double

Exodus 22:1
If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
Proverbs 6:31
But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.
Isaiah 40:2
Speak kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her warfare has ended,
That her iniquity has been removed,
That she has received of the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
Jeremiah 16:18
I will first doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable idols and with their abominations.”
Revelation 18:6
Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.