Exodus 22:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

For all manner of trespass

Luke 17:3

The cause of both parties

2 Chronicles 19:10

Pay double unto his

Exodus 22:4

General references

Psalm 82:6

Bible References

For all manner of trespass

Speak to the sons of Israel, A man or woman when they shall do from any sin Of man to cover a transgression against Jehovah, and that soul transgressed;

Whatever man shall sin against his neighbor, and an oath lifted up upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house,

For if ye let go to men their faults, your Father which in the heavens will also let go to you.

And if thy brother sin against thee, retire, and refute him between thee and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Attend to yourselves: and if thy brother sin against thee, censure him; and if he should repent, let him go.

The cause of both parties

And thou shalt look out from all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, men hating gain; and set thou over them chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of ten.

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy needy in his cause.

Judges and scribes shall thou give to thee in all thy gates which Jehovah thy God gave to thee according to thy tribes: and they judged the people just judgment

If there shall be a controversy between men and they drew near to judgment, and they judged them; and they justified the just and condemned the unjust.

And every contention which shall come upon you from your brethren dwelling in their cities, between blood to blood, between law to command, to precepts and to judgments, and warn ye them and they shall not trespass against Jehovah, and wrath being upon you and upon your brethren: thus shall ye do and not trespass.

Pay double unto his

If finding, the theft shall be found in his hand, from an ox to an ass, to a sheep; living, he shall recompense two.

General references

I said, Ye are gods; and the sons of the Most High all of you.