Exodus 22:8

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must be brought to God to find out whether or not he took his neighbor's valuables.

Exodus 21:6

He must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship. His owner will punch a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.

Exodus 22:28

Do not curse God. Do not curse a ruler of your people.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city Jehovah your God gives you. They are to judge the people fairly.

Exodus 22:9

There is a dispute over the ownership of a bull, a donkey, a sheep, an article of clothing, and any other lost property which two people claim as their own. Both people must bring their case to God. The one whom God declares guilty must make up for his neighbor's loss with double the amount.

Deuteronomy 17:8-9

If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you should go to the place Jehovah your God chooses.

Deuteronomy 19:17-18

The two people involved must stand in Jehovah's presence, in front of the priests and judges who are serving at that time.

1 Chronicles 23:4

David said: Of these, twenty-four thousand are to supervise the work of Jehovah's Temple and six thousand are to be officials and judges.

Psalm 82:1

([Psalm of Asaph]) God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He pronounces judgment among the god-like ones: (John 10:35)

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

Bible References

The judges

Exodus 22:28
Do not curse God. Do not curse a ruler of your people.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city Jehovah your God gives you. They are to judge the people fairly.
Deuteronomy 19:17
The two people involved must stand in Jehovah's presence, in front of the priests and judges who are serving at that time.
1 Chronicles 23:4
David said: Of these, twenty-four thousand are to supervise the work of Jehovah's Temple and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
Psalm 82:1
([Psalm of Asaph]) God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He pronounces judgment among the god-like ones: (John 10:35)