Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
If the thing stolen is found in his hand - whether ox or ass or sheep, alive, with two, shall he make restitution.
New American Standard Bible
If what he stole is actually found alive in his
King James Version
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
Holman Bible
If what was stolen—whether ox, donkey, or sheep—is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double.
International Standard Version
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox, a donkey or a sheep, he is to repay double.
A Conservative Version
If the theft is found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.
American Standard Version
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
Amplified
If the animal that he stole is found alive in his possession, whether it is ox or donkey or sheep, he shall pay double [for it].
Bible in Basic English
If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.
Darby Translation
If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.
Julia Smith Translation
If finding, the theft shall be found in his hand, from an ox to an ass, to a sheep; living, he shall recompense two.
King James 2000
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or donkey, or sheep; he shall restore double.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If indeed the stolen item is found {in his possession} alive, from ox to donkey to small livestock, he will make double restitution.
Modern King James verseion
If the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether it is an ox, or an ass, or a sheep, he shall restore double.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If the theft be found in his hand alive - whether it be ox, ass or sheep - he shall restore double.
NET Bible
If the stolen item should in fact be found alive in his possession, whether it be an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he must pay back double.
New Heart English Bible
If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.
Webster
If the theft shall be certainly found in his hand alive, whether an ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
World English Bible
If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.
Youngs Literal Translation
if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep -- double he repayeth.
Themes
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Theft of
Oxen » Laws respecting » If stolen to be restored double
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 22:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws About Restitution
3 should the sun have arisen upon him, there would be shedding of blood due for him, - he is surely to make restitution, if he hath nothing, then is he to be sold, for his theft. 4 If the thing stolen is found in his hand - whether ox or ass or sheep, alive, with two, shall he make restitution. 5 When a man causeth a field or a vineyard to be depastured, or hath sent in his own cattle and stripped the field of another, he shall, surely make restitution, out of his own field, according to the yield thereof; or if, all the field, he depasture, with the best of his own field, or with the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
Cross References
Exodus 21:16
And, he that stealeth a man of the sons of Israel, and selleth him, or he be found in his hand, shall, surely be put to death.
Exodus 22:1
When a man stealeth an ox or a sheep, and slayeth it, or selleth it, with five of the herd, shall he make good - for the ox, or with four of the flock, for the sheep.
Exodus 22:7
When a man giveth unto his neighbour silver or jewelry, to keep, and it is stolen out of the house of the man:
Exodus 22:9
For any affair of trespass - for an ox, for an ass, for a sheep, for a mantle for anything lost as to which one could say - This is it, unto God, shall come the affair of them both, - he whom God shall condemn, shall make restitution of double to his neighbour.
Proverbs 6:31
Yet, if found, he must pay back sevenfold, All the substance of his house, must he give:
Isaiah 40:2
Speak ye unto the heart of Jerusalem, And cry unto her, - That accomplished is her warfare, That accepted is her punishment, - That she hath received, at the hand of Yahweh, According to the full measure of all her sins.
Jeremiah 16:18
Thus will I recompense, first, twofold, their iniquity and their sin, because of their profaning my land, - with the carcase of their disgusting and detestable things, have they filled mine inheritance.
Revelation 18:6
Render ye unto her, as, she also, rendered, and double thedouble, according to her works, - in the cup wherein she mixed, mix, unto her, double, -