Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"If a thief is found while breaking into a house, and is struck down and dies, it is not a capital crime in that case,
A Conservative Version
If the thief is found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.
American Standard Version
If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.
Amplified
“If a thief is caught breaking in [after dark] and is struck [by the owner] so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him.
Bible in Basic English
If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.
Darby Translation
If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.
Julia Smith Translation
If in breaking in a thief shall be found, and he was smitten and died, no bloods for him.
King James 2000
If a thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he dies, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'If a thief is found in the act of breaking in and he is struck and he dies, there is not bloodguilt for him.
Modern King James verseion
If a thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, no blood shall be shed for him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a thief be found breaking up and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him:
New Heart English Bible
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
The Emphasized Bible
If, in the place of breaking in, the thief be found and he is smitten so that he dieth, there is due for him no shedding of blood:
Webster
If a thief shall be found breaking through, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
World English Bible
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
Youngs Literal Translation
'If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;
Themes
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Theft of
Homicide » Justifiable, described as » Killing a thief in the night
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 22:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws About Restitution
1 "If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep. 2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him. 3 If the sun has risen on him, then there is blood guilt for him. A thief must surely make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he will be sold for his theft.
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Cross References
Matthew 24:43
But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.
Numbers 35:27
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the town of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer, he will not be guilty of blood,
Matthew 6:19-20
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Job 24:14
Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.
Job 30:5
They were banished from the community -- people shouted at them like they would shout at thieves --
Hosea 7:1
whenever I want to heal Israel, the sin of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria are exposed. For they do what is wrong; thieves break into houses, and gangs rob people out in the streets.
Joel 2:9
They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.