Exodus 22:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ “Suppose ·two men disagree about who owns something [^Lthere is a matter/report of transgression]—whether ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or something else that is lost. If each says, ‘This is mine,’ each man must bring his case ·to God [or before the judges]. ·God’s judges [^LGod; ^TThe judges; ^CHebrew: Elohim] will decide who is guilty, and that person must pay the other man twice as much as the object is worth.

¹⁰ “Suppose a man ·asks [^Lgives] his neighbor to ·keep [safeguard] his donkey, ox, sheep, or some other animal for him, and that animal dies, gets ·hurt [injured; ^Lbroken], or is taken away, without anyone seeing what happened. ¹¹ ·That neighbor must promise before the Lord [^LAn oath before God will decide] that he did not ·harm or kill [^Lsend his hand against] the other man’s animal, and the owner of the animal must accept ·his promise made before God [the oath]. The neighbor does not have to ·pay the owner for the animal [make restitution].