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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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He shall restore double
Bible References
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Exodus 21:16
And he who steals a man, and sells him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
He shall restore double
Exodus 22:1
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.
Proverbs 6:31
Yet if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold. He shall give all the substance of his house.
Isaiah 40:2
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her warfare has been completed, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of LORD's hand double for all her sins.
Jeremiah 16:18
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.
Revelation 18:6
Render to her as she also rendered to you, and double to her two-fold according to her works. In the cup that she mixed, mix two-fold for her.