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“‘If a fire is started and finds thorn bushes and a stack of sheaves or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire will surely make restitution.

“‘If a man gives to his neighbor money or objects to watch over and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he will make double restitution. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house will be brought to the sanctuary[a] to learn whether or not he reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:8 Literally “to God” or perhaps “to the judges”