If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

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.

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“If anyone gives a neighbor silver or goods for safekeeping(A) and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.(B) But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges,(C) and they must[a] determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property.

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  1. Exodus 22:8 Or before God, and he will

“If a man (A)delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, (B)if the thief is found, he shall pay double. If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the (C)judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.

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“If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man's house, then, if the thief is found, (A)he shall pay double. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.

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(A)If someone gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the [a]neighbor’s house, if the thief is [b]caught, then the thief shall pay double. If the thief is not [c]caught, then the owner of the house shall [d]appear before [e](B)the judges, to determine whether he [f]laid his hands on his neighbor’s property.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:7 Lit man’s
  2. Exodus 22:7 Lit found
  3. Exodus 22:8 Lit found
  4. Exodus 22:8 Lit approach to
  5. Exodus 22:8 Or God
  6. Exodus 22:8 Lit stretched his hand