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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He shall restore double
Bible References
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Exodus 21:16
" 'And {whoever kidnaps someone} and sells him, or he is found in his possession, he will surely be put to death.
He shall restore double
Exodus 22:1
" 'If a man steals an ox or small livestock and slaughters it or sells it, he will make restitution with five cattle in place of the ox and with four sheep or goats in place of the small livestock.
Proverbs 6:31
But [if] he is found, he will pay sevenfold, every possession of his house he shall give.
Isaiah 40:2
"Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has {received} from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins."
Jeremiah 16:18
And {I will first doubly repay} their iniquity and their sin because of their profaning my land with the dead bodies of their abhorrences, and [with] their abominations they have filled up my inheritance.'"
Revelation 18:6
Pay back to her as she herself also paid out, and {pay back double} according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.